Taughannock Falls is a 215 feet tall falls, the highest single drop water falls east of rocky mountains. It is located on the west shore of Cayuga Lake.
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| Taughannock Falls |
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| Terrain Map |
Looking around, I could see layers of rocks. According a sign at the Taughannock Falls, the falls started to form about 10,000 years ago: much of the gorge walls are shale, with stronger layers of stone on top. As the shale erodes under the stronger limestone, eventually the stronger blocks break off and fall, advancing the waterfall slowly upstream. Since the end of the last Ice Age, this slow process has moved the waterfall from the lakeshore to its current location, about 1.2km. Every bit of rock that used to fill the massive gorge is now part of Taughannock Point or in Cayuga Lake.
We visited Taughannock Falls in the afternoon after our hike at Buttermilk Falls in the morning. We only hiked on the gorge trail, walking to the foot to the big falls. On return, we crossed high way to the shore side of the park, without knowing that it was Taughnnock Point, formed by the rocks from the formation of the gorge!
Looking back we saw a large flock of gulls on a large lawn with the white building of the Inn at Taughnnock Falls. Looking to the east, the misty Cayuga lake.
This is good place to enjoy nature, appreciate the evolution of the earth.
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| mouth of the Taughannock Creek at Taughannock Point |
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| Inn at Taughannock Falls |
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| Cayuga Lake under cloudy sky |
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