| Mention New York and people automatically
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| | in summer and a wonderland of ice
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| think of New York City. It conjures up
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| | sculpture in winter. And, waterfall
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| images of skyscrapers and more recently,
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| | sleuthing leads to a trove of history.
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| terrorism. But, skip the city and head
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| | Early settlers used the waterfalls to
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| northwest in New York State to a region
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| | power their mills throughout the region.
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| called the Finger Lakes where you'll find
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| | Dams and millponds still dot the
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| natural beauty in lakes, hillsides
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| | countryside. You can see remains of old
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| covered in vineyards and hundreds of
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| | mills and mills that still operate at
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| waterfalls.
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| | Gasport, Williamsville, Littleville, and
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| The abundance of waterfalls is due to the
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| | New Hope. Today we use the waterfalls
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| region's geologic history of shallow seas
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| | mainly for their aesthetic beauty and for
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| and glaciers. The seas deposited shelled
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| | the soothing effects that waterfalls
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| creatures to form three major limestone
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| | provide. Waterfalls offer magical sounds
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| escarpments or rock cliffs. The glaciers
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| | and mesmerizing sights to anyone willing
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| scrapped deep gouges and produced massive
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| | to sit for a moment.
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| volumes of water as they melted creating
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| | Here's a sampling of the special
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| gorges filled with waterfalls including
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| | adventures that await you in Western New
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| Taughannock, Silver Thread, Buttermilk,
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| | York:
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| Montour, Hector, Stony Brook, and Watkins
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| | - Walk behind a wall of water at Tinkers
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| Glen.
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| | Falls.
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| The escarpments interrupted the flow of
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| | - Hike a mile and cross an 80-foot
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| water and created additional waterfalls.
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| | suspension bridge to reach Royalton Falls
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| The Onondaga Escarpment is responsible
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| | where women's history was made.
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| for Akron Falls and Serenity Falls. The
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| | - See small flames dance behind a
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| Niagara Escarpment is responsible for
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| | waterfall from natural gas leaks at
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| Niagara Falls and the Upper Falls of the
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| | Eternal Flame Falls.
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| Genesee River in Rochester.
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| | - Visit Letchworth State Park on a quest
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| Visiting the many waterfalls can be an
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| | to find all 28 waterfalls.
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| easy car trip, an invigorating hike or a
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| | - Creekwalk up Chautauqua Creek to sit
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| fun summer creekwalk. There's plenty of
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| | naked in the spray of Skinny Dip Falls.
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| waterfall adventures for every age and
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| | - Bicycle the Keuka Lake Outlet Trail to
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| ability. On a hot summer day the best
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| | enjoy Seneca Mill and Cascade Mill Falls.
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| place to be is walking up a stony
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| | - Strap on instep crampons and walk up
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| creekbed, lying in a rush of cooling
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| | frozen waterfalls in Conklin Gully.
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| water, and sitting in the spray of a
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| | - Load the wee ones into the stroller and
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| waterfall. Creekwalking is a sport anyone
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| | follow an easy 0.7-mile trail to see
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| who can walk can enjoy. All you need are
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| | Taughannock Falls plummet 215 feet from a
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| some non-slip Teva-like sandals or a old
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| | high rock notch.
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| pair of sneakers, a willingness to get
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| | - Follow a new 0.4-mile paved path in
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| your feet wet, and a guidebook showing
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| | Rochester to stand at the crest of Lower
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| where to go (
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| | Falls and at the base of Middle Falls of
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| Waterfall discovery can be a year round
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| | the Genesee River.
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| sport. Each waterfall changes with the
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| | - Splash up Grimes Glen to enjoy two
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| seasons. A spring torrent becomes a wisp
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| | 60-feet high waterfalls.
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