Carmela Brousseau

Hiking Piestewa Peak in Phoenix, Arizona

This was my last adventure in Arizona before coming home from college early due to the Coronavirus! It was in the middle of March, just around the time the Coronavirus became the topic of every conversation. I remember using the railing at one point during the hike, joking about catching the virus. Thankfully I didn’t…
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Day Trip to Great Gully Waterfall on the Finger Lakes

Great Gully is a beautiful waterfall secluded by luscious greenery in Upstate New York along Cayuga Lake. I would definitely consider this spot a hidden gem because I hadn’t heard of it until the day before visiting!
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Watch the Sunset Over Farmland in Upstate New York

This spot became popular during the summer of 2019, so naturally my friends and I went to check it out! It’s located in Manlius, NY, which is about 15 miles east of Syracuse. It took a little bit to actually find this spot. All we had to go off of was a map from Instagram…
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Sunset at Lake Ontario in Oswego, New York

I’ve also heard that it’s one of the best sunsets in the country, but I have yet to find a source to back it up. That goes without saying that this is an incredible sunset. The bright orange that lights the sky on fire as the sun is still setting is riveting. After the sun…
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