Saturday, 16 August 2025

Day 16: Allegany State Park NY to Niagara Falls NY (via Bradford PA): Short Hikes, Lots of Driving, and a Luxurious Campground

Today began by heading back to Pennsylvania to visit the Zippo lighter and Case pocket knife museum and flagship store. The kids were enthralled by the fancy ball and track installation in the middle of the store, giving Ian lots of time to read and visit the exhibits.





Next we headed to Rock City Park in Olean NY. The sedimentary rock formations were very cool to walk through with the many cracks and crevices. The boys also appreciated the gift shop, each picking out a souvenir rock.










In the afternoon, we hiked to the eternal flame. This is a natural gas vent in the forest that stays lit year round. In the spring it is even cooler as the flame is behind a waterfall. No waterfall today but the flame was larger than I expected. Quite a neat thing to see.



Tonight we are camping at a luxury RV park near Niagara Falls. It boasts heated swimming pools, a fishing dock, mini put, and pedal cars. It is quite the place. We had an amazing last evening of the trip.



We are so sad this trip is almost over. We have one more adventure tomorrow morning and then a very long drive back to Ottawa.

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