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New York Route 17 zigzags across the entire southern section of the state, from Pennsylvania near Erie to northern New Jersey.  It passes through Jamestown, Elmira and Binghamton and lots of forest and farm land.  It also passes a ski area west of Elmira.  The geology features mainly sedimentary rocks - shales, sandstone and the like - laid down in layers that have been bent, eroded and tilted. 
Ski runs on hill south of Rte.17, NY. I.190 leading to Niagara Falls, NY. Power generating plant at Niagara Falls, NY.
Ski slopes on far hill, south of NY17 I.190, road to Niagara Falls Electric Power Plant at Niagara Falls, NY

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Interstate 81 runs from eastern Tennessee to the Canadian border and I have driven on it all.  The section of I.81 in New York goes through Binghamton, Syracuse and Watertown, skirting the Finger Lakes region and Lake Ontario in the process.  It often sees horrible winter weather.  The northern end of the highway runs into the St. Lawrence River and the Thousand Islands.  A bridge will take you into Canada.

NY Route 37 connects Watertown with Ogdensburg and Massena, NY, along the extreme northwest edge of the state.  I made at least one trip to Rooseveltown, where I picked up a load of cast aluminum from a Reynolds Aluminum plant.  It felt like I was pretty close to the edge of the civilized world.
Snowy I.81 in New York state. Snow-filled truck stop lot in Syracuse, NY. I.81 near 1000 Islands and crossing to Canada.
I.81 North in snow storm. Truck stop parking lot in Syracuse. 1000 Island sign, I.81. Border crossing is ahead.
Flooding St. Lawrence River. Amusement Park between Buffalo and Niagara Falls, NY. Twisting Tower on Wellesly Island between New York and Ontario.
High water in the St. Lawrence floods farms. Ogdensburg dome along NY 37 Spiral Observation Tower near Canadian border.
Some of the many islands in the St. Lawrence River.

Reynolds Aluminum plant, Roosevelttown, NY.

Vineyard off Rte. 14 along Seneca Lake, NY.
Some of 1000 Islands in the St. Lawrence River. Reynolds Aluminum Plant at Rooseveltown, NY. One of the many vineyards along the western shore of Lake Seneca in western New York State.
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