Saturday, August 23
Mundy Wildflower Gardens (Forest Home) to Beebe Lake Loop, Ithaca
Hike report by Nina F.
Twenty-seven hikers and two dogs met at Mundy Wildflower Gardens on a gorgeous day for a diverse and beautiful hike. We started by walking through Mundy Wildflower Gardens along a tranquil, shady path, left the Wildflower Gardens and crossed Judd Falls Road over to Cornell Botanic Gardens, where we made a loop around the stunning herb garden, seemingly still in full bloom, and from there to Beebe Lake and Sackett Bridge. We made a photo stop at the observation deck overlooking Fall Creek Cascades, walked around Beebe Lake and enjoyed the larger waterfall as we crossed the Beebe Dam Bridge on the West end of the Lake. From there we walked through the Forest Home neighborhood, former home of Pearl S. Buck, author of The Good Earth.
We spent the second half of the hike walking though F.R. Newman Arboretum – voted the #1 college arboretum – where we saw two young fawns, passed the sculpture garden, crossed a lovely marsh and wound our way back to our starting point.
Sunday, August 24
Black Diamond Trail southbound from Kraft Road
No report was submitted for this hike.
