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Whitaker Falls Park

Posted by Tim O'Keeffe,
North Country explorer from Roslyn Heights, New York
March 8, 2013

This park in the town of Martinsburg offers camping, a picnic pavilion, and a trail to the falls, which are spectacular. The bedrock is cleaved straight down the middle, allowing the water to pour in from both sides as it works its way down one drop and then another.

My dog and I walked along the edge to view the ice sculptures and to track the quickly flowing water as it dipped and dived under the ledges of snow. The water tumbled down into a gorgeous gorge lined by evergreens dusted with snow.

I wrote more about my visit here: http://tinyurl.com/whitakerfallspark

Comments

Erika Barthelmess

Nice post Tim!  Thanks for sharing.

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