Muddy Water & Monsters!

   We scheduled our family trip to Lake
Seneca last May. It was a pleasant sunny
afternoon when we booked our rooms a
year in advance.
    Flash forward, and you can take the
word "flash" literally, one year to
yesterday when we made the trip through
driving rain and occasional wind gusts!
    Flash flood warnings had been posted
throughout most of northeastern PA. and
into New York's Southern Tier.
    When I checked the radar on line it
almost looked like the storm had used our
Map Quest to plan its route!
     We called ahead to confirm our
reservations and were informed that the
creek nearest our Motel was just about at
the top of its banks!
      Were it to come over it would have
spread into our parking area and, possibly,
into our room!
       Fortunately the rain had pretty much
stopped by the time we reached Towanda
and, with the exception of some ponding
along local highways, the "danger" had
ended when we arrived at our destination.
      The nearby stream was still pretty
high. But it feeds into Lake Seneca which,
at about 800 feet deep, has plenty of room
for additional water! And who knows what
else?
       The cloudy skies and murky water
provided an ideal opportunity to look for
"Neckie" the "Sea Serpent of Seneca Lake."

       For centuries there have been stories

about a mysterious monster that occasionally

makes its presence known at Seneca Lake,

             I think I may have spotted it! It
was floating a few hundred yards out in the
lake near one of the spots where those storm
waters drained into Seneca!
            I'm thinking maybe I'll try to catch
him later today! Or, maybe not!
            Hope you're all dried out from that
"monstrous storm" and that all your NEWS
is good!