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Taughannock VFE

Taughannock Falls Views

Picasa - Jun 19, 2009
Stop 3 Gorge Trail

Taughannock Falls Views
Taughannock Falls Spring 2009
Taughannock Falls Winter 2009
From Freezing in '09
Taughannock Falls after heavy rainfall, Summer 2009
How do seasonal differences affect the landscape?

Taughannock Floodplain Panorama

Picasa - Jun 19, 2009
Taugh Floodplain Pano

Taughannock Floodplain Panorama
This is where Taughannock creek enters Cayuga Lake.
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BigBendPanorama
Mid Stream Bend Panorama
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Lower Falls Panorama

Picasa - May 21, 2009
Nodal Ninja Lower Falls

Lower Falls Pano
Lower Falls, Taughannock
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Trail Map Kiosk

Trail Map
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Trail Map
This map is located in the kiosk at the Gorge trailhead

Beginning of Gorge Trail

Gorge Trail Start
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Gorge Trail start
The beginning of the Gorge Trail looking west

Lower Falls Series

Picasa - May 21, 2009
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Lower Falls
Lower Falls, from the Gorge Trail looking North
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An even closer up view...

Gorge Trail View

On Trail
Looking west along the Gorge Trail

Falls Approach

Falls approach
Almost to the falls...looking Southwest

Taughannock Falls Video
Chris Besemer Whitaker introduces Taughannock Falls

Flood Plain near Lower Falls

Picasa - May 21, 2009

Floodplain
Looking East: the flood plain by lower Taughannock Falls

Lower Falls Overhang

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Lower Falls Overhang
Looking north, we see a large crevasse in the side of the gorge
What happend to create this crevasse? Look Closer...
In this location there are two distinct rock types. What observations can you make about these rock types? Do they play a role in this landscape?
Some of these rocks also contain fossils (see below). Based on these fossils, we can determine that the rocks are roughly 380 million years old. Can you tell what kind of fossils they are? What kind of environment might these animals have lived in?

Mallard Duck Pair

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Mallard Duck pair

Gorge Trail View Series

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Sluff wall
South side of the Gorge Trail
Hmm...this looks strange, what is happening here? Take a closer look!
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Here is a rock picked from the pile
Easily breakable!
What kind of rock might this be?

Overlook Panorama Series

Overlook Panorama
Taughannock Falls, from a distance (Southwest)

Taughannock Falls Rock Series

Falls from trail end
Taughannock Falls, looking Southwest
Take a closer look at the gorge walls. Do you think the rectangle cut-out shape of the wall is natural or man made? Why?
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Looking further to the left of the falls (South) the gorge the walls look like this...

Gorge Wall Series

Northern bridge view
A look at the gorge downstream from the falls (looking Northeast). What do you notice about the gorge walls here?
Take a closer look...
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Taughannock Falls Panorama

Taughannock Falls Panorama
Panorama of Taughannock Falls taken from the footbridge
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Upper Gorge

Stop 2- Rim Trail

Upper Gorge
View of gorge above Taughannock Falls looking North from the Southern Rim Trail
Compare this photo of the Grand Canyon to the above photograph of Taughannock. What are the differences and similarities between the two locations?
From Taughannock VFE

Rockfall!
The Taughannock falls landscape is a very dynamic area. In early November of 2010 a series of rockfalls closed the gorge trail for nearly a week. One lucky distant observer took pictures before, during, and after a rockfall near the falls. His story and pictures can be seen at:
http://www.nyfalls.com/taughannock-rock-fall.html