A very high water falls at the end of one of the Finger Lakes (actually about 13 miles north of the south end) was probably Taughannock Falls State Park on Cayuga Lake, once claiming to be the highest falls east of the Rockies or some such thing at 215 feet.  I think a rock slide or cave-in under the falls ended that claim back about 20 years ago--the water used to fall directly into the plunge pool but now hits a rock pile at the bottom.

There are other smaller falls around Ithaca (at the very south end of Cayuga Lake) and Watkins Glen (at the south end of Seneca Lake) but they don't compare in height to Taughannock.  Ithaca Falls on Fall Creek in Ithaca is not as high, doesn't have as high free fall, but usually has a lot more water going over it.  Lit up at night in the winter, encrusted with ice, it is quite a sight.  There are numerous smaller falls in the State Parks around Ithaca and Watkins Glen and some that aren't in formal parks but are fun to explore nonetheless.  The gorges are cool places on hot summer days...

As the bumper sticker says "Ithaca is Gorges."

http://www.taughannock.com/

-----Original Message-----
From: Easy bent lead pipe.
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Ruth
Barton
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 5:21 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [BP] SLAY MOST FOWL

>
they were truly beautiful.  When I was a kid I went with some cousins and
we went down to the other end of one of those "Finger Lakes" where there
was a very high water fall.
>

--
Ruth Barton

--
To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the
uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to:
<http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>