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View 253: Wells Falls

Ithaca, New York is known for its gorges and waterfalls.  Some are easy to get to like Ithaca Falls.  Others, like Wells Falls, takes knowledge of the maze of Ithaca roads which wind around the gorges, creeks and Cornell University. … Continue reading

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Stoned Dragon, Broken Camera

At 2:13PM EDT on May 30, 2012, I pressed the shutter on my Nikon D700 digital SLR camera to take this photo of the dragon waterfall in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The mirror never flipped back up as it had done … Continue reading

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More from The Glen

I looked for different angles and views of the magnificence of the Watkins Glen State Park Gorge than I did last year.  Let’s see what I got. Above the Central Cascade is a stone bridge which was built by the Civilian Conservation … Continue reading

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View 234: Photowalking the Glen

Yesterday I attended a photowalk lead by upstate New York landscape photographer A. D. Wheeler at Watkins Glen State Park in Watkins Glen, New York.  Fellow bloggers Barb of The Aspiring Photographer, Debbie of My Life in CNY and Dave of FLX … Continue reading

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View 190: Summer at the Glen

Watkins Glen, New York is famous for its auto racing heritage.  In fact, NASCAR is racing there today as weather postponed yesterday’s attempt.  Watkins Glen is also home to one of the most beautiful gorges in the southern tier of … Continue reading

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