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Watkins Glen State Park in Watkins Glen, New York, is known for its deep rocky gorge, cascades, and waterfalls. As this photograph shows though, there is more to it and it's up to you to find it. That is where I like repeat visits. The first time, you may be amazed by all of the waterfalls. Next time, it's the rocks that catch your attention. And when you are back for the 5th or the 10th time and it is a rainy fall day and you decide to hike back through the gorge trail as opposed to the trail through the woods at the top and see this view!

The Watkins Glen park is located in Central New York in the town of Watkins Glen at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. The beautiful 1.5-mile long gorge trail offers a hike along a deep and narow canyon surrounding the Glen Creek. It is not a wild natural setting since the pathways are manmade and offer easy walking, however, that takes nothing away from the canyon beauty in my opinion. It all starts right at the Wakins Glen parking lot and the Entrance Cascade and the Sentry Bridge, followed by more and more beautiful creations of Mother Nature (incl. 18 more waterfalls!).

Nature created the magic and people added walkways, stairs, tunnels, and safety walls. With all of that in place one might think the place would be the same on each visit. But that could not be further from the truth! It can be sunny, it can rain, the water can be high or low, there can be colorful dry leaves in the fall, there are more people one day and fewer another, even as the sun travels across the sky the light in the gorge changes how it all looks. The differences go on and on.

And then for photographs, even if everything were the same, there are always different angles, getting close or far, finding new elements. Erosion is a beautiful thing!

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