Irish Countryside: the Old Aghameen School, repost
Have a wonderful July 4th Holiday (from the USA)
Tag: Spring
On the Tain Way, repost
A place of myth and wonder on foot and approachable
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Late May, South Rim Trail
Dangerous Practices
Today, I have a companion post to “A Summer Flower and Waterfalls” from a time of Coronavirus (COVID-19) from a walk cut short by inconsiderate people not following New York laws.
All photographs and videos are from an Apple IPhone 7.
Here is a long and close shot of Columbine Flowers thriving on the edge of a gorge cliff.
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With a video of the movement of this wildflower against a backdrop of flowing water over a 100 feet below.
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A scan of the upper gorge with some marvelous clouds.
Continuing onto the forest trail I spotted this Jack-In-The-Pulpit. Here is a photograph and short video.
My walk this day was cut short by joggers, unmasked, on the narrow trail. For each I stepped off to put 6 feet between us. So inconsiderate and unnecessary, selfish.
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April Freeze Slideshow
from the moss
Here is a recapitulation of my latest posts in the form of a slideshow.
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Robert H. Treman New York State Park.
Lower Lucifer Falls, early spring evening 
Lucifer Falls, early spring evening 
Pam on the Cliff Staircase 
Pam examines the moss 
So Like a Christmas Tree 
Cliff Stair 
Lucifer Falls with Hemlock Curtain 
Icicle Wonderland 
Sudden Frost April, Cliff Stairs 
Icicles, Cliff Stair 
Sedimentary Walls 
Icicles hang over Fish Kill 
Rim Trail Ascent 
Rim Trail icicles 
Rim Trail icicles with lichen, moss and fern. 
Rim Trail icicles with lichen, moss and fern. 
Gully I 
Gully II 
Vernal Pool with Vinca Vine 
Beneath the Cliff Stairs II 
Beneath the Cliff Stairs I 
Rim Trail Ascent 
Fern, Moss, young trees, April Snow 
Fresh Icicle with Fern 
Fern Frond with Early April Snow 
Late April Snow dusted with light
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Icicle Macro
from the moss
The entire wall above the Cliff Stair is a ground water seep caught here by a sudden April frost.
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Icicles, Cliff Stair
When the icicles melt, the moss is there relishing the moisture. Here is a link to some fascinating information from an earlier post, “Finger Lakes Water Chemistry.”
Robert H. Treman New York State Park.
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So Like a Christmas Tree Cliff Stair Icicle Wonderland Sudden Frost April, Cliff Stairs Icicles, Cliff Stair
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Seep
Visible Groundwater
The fascinating walls above the 224 steps of the Cliff Stairs are a constant wonder in all seasons.
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Sudden Frost April, Cliff Stairs
These shots were hand held. I used a Sony Alpha 700 dslr with a variable “zoom” lens, great for framing compositions.
Robert H. Treman New York State Park.
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So Like a Christmas Tree Cliff Stair Icicle Wonderland Sudden Frost April, Cliff Stairs
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Gathered Light
Each wall is support for the next flight of stairs
I walked the Rim Trail after a sudden April frost.
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Icicle Wonderland
These shots were hand held. I used a Sony Alpha 700 dslr with a variable “zoom” lens, great for framing compositions.
Robert H. Treman New York State Park.
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So Like a Christmas Tree Cliff Stair Icicle Wonderland
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224 Steps
Each wall is support for the next flight of stairs
The stairs are cut into a cliff, using switchbacks with landings and strategically placed benches.
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Cliff Stair
This work was accomplished by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930’s, during the Great Depression.
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Robert H. Treman New York State Park.
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Lower Lucifer Falls, early spring evening Lucifer Falls with Hemlock Curtain So Like a Christmas Tree Cliff Stair
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So Like A Christmas Tree
Icicles Catch The Light
Approaching the Cliff Stair after a sudden April frost.
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So Like a Christmas Tree
Lucifer Falls in spring flood is a constant roar.
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Robert H. Treman New York State Park.
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Lower Lucifer Falls, early spring evening Lucifer Falls with Hemlock Curtain Fern, Moss, young trees, April Snow Rim Trail Ascent So Like a Christmas Tree
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Through a Veil
A Hemlock Curtain
Early April the Gorge Trail along Lucifer Falls is closed, here we look up to the falls in flood from a safe distance.
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Lucifer Falls with Hemlock Curtain
The Rim Trail gate to the Cliff Stairs is open. We are headed that way.
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Robert H. Treman New York State Park.
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Lower Lucifer Falls, early spring evening Lucifer Falls with Hemlock Curtain Fern, Moss, young trees, April Snow Rim Trail Ascent
