Tony Ingraham's Blog Posts Tagged 'Buttermilk' (4)

Held by rappelling ropes by staff at the top of the cliff, state park "scaler" Jason props himself perpendicular to the cliff to reach loose rock at Watkins Glen State Park.

Before some gorge trails in the Finger Lakes region in upstate New York can be opened to…

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The Finger Lakes region of upstate New York is famous for, among other things, its multitude of waterfalls. And the waterfalls become even more amazing, if not appealing, when storms cause floods to roar through the gorges. Tropical Storm Lee last September was the biggest such event in the past year. We will wait and see what nature brings us this year!

Here is Buttermilk Falls in Ithaca during Tropical Storm Lee. See more images from the area at my blog,…

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The long cascade of Buttermilk Falls in Ithaca, NY is fun to look at from a number of angles. For more than ten thousand years, Buttermilk Creek has been splashing down the steep east slope of Inlet Valley, just a few miles from the south end of Cayuga Lake, the longest of the eleven Finger Lakes. Over the millennia, the creek has polished out a charming gorge that ends in the long, frothing falls.

Check out my latest post on my blog, with seven large photos of Buttermilk Falls as…

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When you put the thoughts, "New York," and "waterfalls" together, what do you usually get? Niagara Falls, right? Well Niagara is truly grand, but there are many other great waterfalls in New York State, especially in the Finger Lakes region. In my latest post on my blog, "The Finger Lakes, Gorges, and Waterfalls," I feature one of these amazing cascades. Here's an excerpt.



"With the mild weather this winter, there is little ice and snow on the waterfalls, though there is still ice on… Continue