Let's visit a relic of the Ice Age in a land
extant before dinosaurs - Cayuga Lake.
The Indian name Cayuga means, "boat landing". Many people identify
with Cayuga Lake because of the line "Far Above Cayuga's Waters" in
the Cornell University song.
In addition to the Cayuga Inlet at Ithaca, five tributaries at the
southern end feed the lake. These are Cascadilla Creek, Fall Creek,
Salmon Creek, Six-Mile Creek and Taughannock Creek.
Cayuga Lake outlets into the Seneca and Cayuga Canal, which joins
the northern ends of Seneca and Cayuga Lakes. This canal connects
with the Erie Canal north of Seneca Falls. Lake Ontario can be
accessed from Cayuga Lake via the Erie Canal, Cross Lake and the
Oswego Canal.
Because of its low elevation, 384 feet above sea level, the lake
has many marshes, particularly at the northern end, which extends
into the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge north of Seneca Falls. It
was known as Gweh-u-gweh, "the lake at the mucky land", by the Cayuga
Nation and "lake of the marshes" by the Mohawks.
Excerpt from "Persons, Places and
Things IN the Finger Lakes Region" by: Emerson
Klees
As you savor the tranquility and beauty of Cayuga Lake, you may
want to visit The Cayuga
Wine Trail --- (Map).
Go Canoeing and
Kayaking. Tour MacKenzie-Childs.
Buy a pair of shoes at the Aurora
Shoe Co.. Or dine at the renovated Aurora
Inn, in downtown Aurora. N.Y.
This is an EASY geocache. Parking lot off Route 90 a few yards
from your lake walk.
Here is the simple rule to log this cache as found:
When you find the exact spot, take a photo of yourself and your
GPS at the cache location. Take the picture so that it doesn't
completely give away the exact location or path to the cache. Upload
your photo immediately after submitting your log report. The photo at
the bottom of this page will help you find the right place to
stand.
I got the idea for this cache from Anton.
Be sure to visit his cache, Walk on Water I.
Also, plan to visit these caches, Walkin' on Water and Sent Walkin' on Water.
Will you be the next geocacher to cache a Finger Lake?