New York - Taughannock State Park

A visit to Taughannock Falls State Park was not on my agenda, but I was driving by, and I wanted to see the falls. I stopped at the upper overlook and was amazed to see how tall the falls was! I later learned that it is the tallest falls in New York state. Immediately, I was drawn to the base of the falls, where I saw people walking around. I wondered just how many steps there were to get down there, and could I really make the trip back up?

I found a map on a nearby kiosk and was happy to learn that there was a hike that came in from the river level that led to the falls. I drove down the hill to the parking lot, and set out on the very flat, .75-mile hike to the bottom of the falls. It was a beautiful site!