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Cliff Stairs III

“Red-shanks”

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This geranium species (scientific name Geranium robertianum) are also called “Herb-Robert” for a reputed ability to ward off disease.

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Cliff Stair Wall, autumn Geranium and mosses
Cliff Stair Wall, autumn Geranium and mosses

Scottish Highlands residents call these wild geraniums “red-shanks” for the deep red color of the stalks, seen in both photographs.

This geranium species (scientific name Geranium robertianum) are also called “Herb-Robert” for a reputed ability to ward off disease and, in the Scottish Highlands, “red-shanks” for the deep red color of the stalks, seen in this photograph. Robert H. Treman New York State Park. Source, “How to Know the Wildflowers” by Mrs. William Star Dana, 1989, Houghton Mifflin, Boston.

Robert H. Treman New York State Park.

Source, “How to Know the Wildflowers” by Mrs. William Star Dana, 1989, Houghton Mifflin, Boston.

Click for a slideshow of this sequence Cliff Stair Views
Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook
Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook
Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook
Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook
Unidentified Tree
Unidentified Tree
Pam on the Cliff Staircase
Pam on the Cliff Staircase
Cliff Stair Wall, autumn with fern generations
Cliff Stair Wall, autumn with fern generations
Cliff Stair Wall, autumn Geranium and mosses
Cliff Stair Wall, autumn Geranium and mosses
This geranium species (scientific name Geranium robertianum) are also called “Herb-Robert” for a reputed ability to ward off disease and, in the Scottish Highlands, “red-shanks” for the deep red color of the stalks, seen in this photograph. Robert H. Treman New York State Park. Source, “How to Know the Wildflowers” by Mrs. William Star Dana, 1989, Houghton Mifflin, Boston.
Wild geranium leaves tinged with autumn color above a gathering of spent oak and elm leaves. Robert H. Treman New York State Park of the Finger Lakes Region.
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Cliff Stair Wall, autumn with fern generations

Cliff Stairs II

read the sign

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Each autumn, species of fern turns yellow towards a winter death. Here we see growing from Devonian shale, both the yellowed and desiccated fern fronds. Robert H. Treman New York State Park.

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Cliff Stair Wall, autumn with fern generations
Cliff Stair Wall, autumn with fern generations
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Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook
Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook
Pam on the Cliff Staircase
Pam on the Cliff Staircase
Cliff Stair Wall, autumn with hemlock
Cliff Stair Wall, autumn with hemlock
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Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook

Cliff Stairs I

Pam pauses for a photograph

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On a day in late October 2017 Pam and Mike did a photography walk. Here is Pam pausing to pose during a descent into the gorge on the cliff staircase after visiting the overlook high above Lucifer Falls, Robert H. Treman New York State Park in the Finger Lakes Region.

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Pam on the Cliff Staircase
Pam on the Cliff Staircase

Grasses, hemlock saplings, goldenrod, spent leaves and ferns on the wall of the 223 Cliff Stair steps.

Cliff Stair Wall, autumn with hemlock
Cliff Stair Wall, autumn with hemlock
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Pam on the Cliff Staircase
Pam on the Cliff Staircase
Cliff Stair Wall, autumn with hemlock
Cliff Stair Wall, autumn with hemlock
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Unidentified Tree

Unidentified Tree

silhouette

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This branch of spent, lancate leaves with hanging seeds grows wild on the slopes above Treman Gorge in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State.

Assistance with identification of this tree is requested. Please leave your suggestions as comments to this post. Thank You, everyone.

Unidentified Tree
Unidentified Tree

Here is a series of Lucifer Falls view from the overlook.
Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook
Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook
Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook
Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook
Autumn foot Bridge
Over the bridge
Over the bridge
Woman on Footbridge, Contemplation
Woman on Footbridge, Contemplation

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Brink of Lucifer Falls

Sky Reflections

A Wall with Moss Padding

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A Finger Lakes Trail footbridge crosses Fish Kill on the edge of Treman State Park.

Fish Kill

These are images of the sky reflected on Fish Kill from that footbridge on August 24, 2022.

Still Waters Capture A Fair Weather Sky

Robert H. Treman State Park, Enfield, Tompkins County, Finger Lakes Region, New York State

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Contemplation II

Climb down the cliff stair, 223 of them, to this quiet place.

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A sole individual views Lucifer Falls from the Gorge Trail footbridge.

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Woman on Footbridge, Contemplation
Woman on Footbridge, Contemplation

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Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook
Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook
Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook
Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook

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Contemplation I

Climb down the cliff stair, 223 of them, to this quiet place.

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A place for quiet contemplation within the Treman Gorge, only accessible via a 15 minute hike. Robert H. Treman New York State Park on a late October afternoon.

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Autumn foot Bridge

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Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook
Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook
Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook
Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook

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Luficer Falls Overlook, northeast

From the Overlook

Autumn hills

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Standing on Enfield Gorge rim above Lucifer Falls on a clear October afternoon, the slopes of the far gorge cloaked in shades of green, yellow and red.

Below, the Gorge Trail runs below a sedimentary rock cliff.

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Luficer Falls Overlook, northeast
Luficer Falls Overlook, northeast

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Luficer Falls Overlook, northeast
Luficer Falls Overlook, northeast
Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook
Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook
Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook
Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook

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Lucifer Falls Autumn

Anything but devilish

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A full sweep of Lucifer Falls on an autumn evening, the sun hidden behind the gorge walls. Here the Gorge Trail emerges from the shelter of the gorge, emerging into a dizzying view.

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Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook
Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook
Click for a slideshow of this sequence of Lucifer Falls view from the overlook.
Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook
Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook
Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook
Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook

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Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook

Look Up, Then Out

Look Around

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Standing on the trail alongside Lucifer Falls, crane your neck, up and up to the cliff top. Look closely to see the protective rock wall of the overlook.

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  • Lucifer Falls Overlook from the Gorge Trail
    Lucifer Falls Overlook from the Gorge Trail

The Rim Trail includes this overlook of Lucifer Falls with, upstream, the Devil’s Kitchen waterfall, the path of the Gorge Trail in between.

  • Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook

     

    Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook

The full sweep of Lucifer Falls on an autumn evening, the sun hidden behind the gorge walls. Here the Gorge Trail emerges from the shelter of the gorge, emerging into a dizzying view.

  • Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook

     

    Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook

  • Brink of Lucifer Falls

     

    Brink of Lucifer Falls
  • Lucifer Falls Overlook from the Gorge Trail

     

    Lucifer Falls Overlook from the Gorge Trail
  • Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook

     

    Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook
  • Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook

     

    Lucifer Falls from Rim Trail Overlook

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