We woke up early in the morning to the fresh air and the wind dancing gently through the tall pines. We quietly unzipped the tent to see where we were. (It had been completely dark when we arrived the night before.) It was beautiful. We were in the middle of the forest with these tall skinny pine trees. We made a pancake breakfast and then packed up and got ready to go for a hike. We'd heard this was a beautiful state park, but had no idea just how beautiful it would be.
When we got to the main parking lot, and walked toward the trailhead, we saw one amazing waterfall as we neared a staircase leading up. It was the kind of waterfall you picture in a rainforest where the water flows through a small hole and hits the side wall and richochets out into one very tall fall. (If that makes any sense) We were already gasping for joy, and then we climbed up. We were hiking the main gorge at Watkins Glen State Park, and its basically a two mile stretch where you get higher and higher up in the gorge and the walls get taller and taller. Over thousands of years the water has carved down through the rock to create this phenomenon. As we walked we saw so many incredible and different waterfalls, and also holes that have been created over time, like pools. There were waterfalls you could walk right behind. It was magical. The air was thick and warm and wet and smelled amazing. Green was everywhere, mostly in the form of ferns growing out from the many layers of rock. I truly believe it is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. I already want to go back. If you ever go to central NY in the fingerlakes region, this is one place that is worth seeing. It was in looking up the canyon, and seeing the next 5 magical waterfalls, that I felt like if every person could take a moment and see what I was seeing, all drama and trouble would melt away and become unimportant. I took it in, to hold in my heart and remember everytime I let my mind convince me something is wrong. Nothing can be wrong when there is that much beauty. I felt like it was some kind of earth vortex, where as you walk, the energies of the earth gently wash away any weight or negativity you've been carrying. Go there. It is so worth it.
When we got to the main parking lot, and walked toward the trailhead, we saw one amazing waterfall as we neared a staircase leading up. It was the kind of waterfall you picture in a rainforest where the water flows through a small hole and hits the side wall and richochets out into one very tall fall. (If that makes any sense) We were already gasping for joy, and then we climbed up. We were hiking the main gorge at Watkins Glen State Park, and its basically a two mile stretch where you get higher and higher up in the gorge and the walls get taller and taller. Over thousands of years the water has carved down through the rock to create this phenomenon. As we walked we saw so many incredible and different waterfalls, and also holes that have been created over time, like pools. There were waterfalls you could walk right behind. It was magical. The air was thick and warm and wet and smelled amazing. Green was everywhere, mostly in the form of ferns growing out from the many layers of rock. I truly believe it is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. I already want to go back. If you ever go to central NY in the fingerlakes region, this is one place that is worth seeing. It was in looking up the canyon, and seeing the next 5 magical waterfalls, that I felt like if every person could take a moment and see what I was seeing, all drama and trouble would melt away and become unimportant. I took it in, to hold in my heart and remember everytime I let my mind convince me something is wrong. Nothing can be wrong when there is that much beauty. I felt like it was some kind of earth vortex, where as you walk, the energies of the earth gently wash away any weight or negativity you've been carrying. Go there. It is so worth it.
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