Watkins Glen (Summer 2018)
I bought an Empire Pass (one year pass for all New York State
parks) recently. I tried to use it at a local park but found out they
weren't charging for parking during the week yet. So on Saturday I headed
to Watkins Glen with a friend and hiked around a bit.
(Saturday June 9, 2018)
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New Park Entrance
They rennovated the park entrance and replaced
the parking lot with grass, paths, and a visitors area. This was the
second weekend it had been open, so they were still finishing things
like the grassy areas.
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New benches, grass, and an employee watering the grass in the
background.
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Suicidal trees that are just barely hanging onto the cliff edge.
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More places of future grass and present watering hoses.
The Gorge Trail
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A picture of a picture taken of Sentry Bridge and a waterfall.
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A waterfall just behind Sentry Bridge, visible from the ground.
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Looking up to the sky and the trees along the rim of the gorge.
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Looking up to the top of the gorge. It's summer, so everything
is very green.
The View from Above
The first stop was the Sentry Bridge, which was
visible in the previous pictures. Then it was up Couch's Staircase for
a view from even higher up.
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Looking back to the street from the Sentry Bridge in Watkins
Glen.
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Looking back to the street from the Sentry Bridge in Watkins
Glen.
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This looks more like how I see it (which I prefer)
with a shorter exposure.
The Cavern Cascade
The path continues and goes behind
the Cavern Cascade Waterfall. Here's a brief
waterfall video
from the far side of it.
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The Cavern Cascade Waterfall, between the sides of the
gorge in the distance,...(more)
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Strong ligthing contrasts created by shafts of light in
the gorge.
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Shooting into the sun, with the creek catching the light.
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The light from the top makes the leaves on the trees glow.
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The Cascade Waterfall glowing white in the sunlight in the
dark gorge.
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The sunlight catches the mist from the Cavern Cascade waterfall.
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Looking down, there were 4 logs in the gorge. I took 3 shots,
the first was...(more)
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Another view from under the Cavern Cascade Waterfall.
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Looking down to the creek, beyond a small well lit fern.
A View from Below
The Narrows and Glen Cathedral follow the
Cavern Cascade. The Narrows is a wet, fern and mossy area and the
Glen Cathedral.
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The Watkins Glen Suspension Bridge, 85 feet above Glen Creek.
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A silhouette of people crossing the Suspension Bridge
over Watkins Glen.
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A darker shot of reflections in the creek by the
Glen Cathedral (?) area.
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More waterfalls as we approach the Central Cascade bridge.
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Hobo HDR: I upped the brightness of the left half of the picture.
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