Jason Wilder

We recently went camping at Keuka Lake State Park. Initial plans were for hikes, lots of reading, perhaps a little writing and some plein air water coloring. Instead I spent the whole weekend staring deep in and out of thoughts. It was quite nice doing nothing. We saw remnants of the a meteor shower around the time I took the above photo. One sighting lit up the sky a bit. It was a literal high five moment.

We spent a few hours at the beach there as well. Again, I just sat and watched. It was the first time in a while I could be somewhere and not feel antsy.

The campsites at Keuka, at least in our loop, were all pretty private, which is pretty rare. While Fair Haven is our favorite, Keuka is a close second. Parks we tried in 2025 but didn’t like at all were Stonybrook and Filmore Glen State Parks. I doubt we would ever tent camp at either of those places again.