Taughannock Falls - Ithaca, N. Y.
by Allen Beatty
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Taughannock Falls - Ithaca, N. Y.
Artist
Allen Beatty
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Photograph - Photographs
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Tauhannock Falls includes a history of geology; Devonian Era rocks accumulating in a shallow sea 360 million years ago, massive ice sheets shaping the landscape up to 2 million years ago, and the movement of glaciers between 2 million and 10 thousand years ago. Now add in the natural erosion process of the past 10,000 years, and the βhanging valleyβ you see today is picture perfect.
Taughannock is a Native American name believed to be derived from a combination of the Algonquin and Iroquois languages meaning βin the treesβ or βgreat fall in the woodsβ. It is also possible to have been named after a Lenape chieftain, Taghkanic, that was killed in a battle near the falls. You can decide which sounds more interesting to you.
The outstanding plunge of Taughannock Falls is one of the Northeastβs most exceptional natural attractions. At 215 feet tall, this fall is the highest single drop waterfall east of the Rocky Mountains. To put things in perspective, it is about 33 feet higher than Niagara Falls; it only fails to compare in volume.
To get a perspective of the grandeur of the falls, look at the bridge at the bottom of the image and the trail on the right. There you will see tiny dots which are people.
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June 5th, 2021
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Allen Beatty
Thank you to the buyer from Salem, NH for your purchase of a Jigsaw Puzzle - 18" x 24" (500 Pieces) of Taughannock Falls - Ithaca, N. Y. Enjoy and Happy Holidays !!
Allen Beatty
Jan, thank you very much for the Feature in the Art Forever with You - Creative and Unique Outdoor Images Group
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the feature archive discussion. There are many other discussions in the group where you can promote your art even further more.
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Photographic Camera Art" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2021 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L
Joe Schofield
It is most unfortunate we cannot embed audio into images such as this ! Nice shot!
Allen Beatty replied:
That's a great comment Joe. Embeded audio would be spectacular for a waterfall picture. However, I was so far away from this fall we could not hear anything. Thanks for the comment.
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