Trip to Jake’s- Letchworth State Park

Letchworth State Park has been coined as the “Grand Canyon of the East.”  The trip was a relatively close drive and it was worth the effort.  For $8 a vehicle you can spend an entire day at Letchworth.  We spent our time walking the trails, but there are other attractions such as restaurants and a pool that you can also visit.

Jon, Myself and Jake with the falls in the back ground.  This photo was taken at “Inspiration Point.”  At this spot you can view 2 of the falls at once.

 The gorge was astonishing.  I can’t believe the way the water has carved all of the rock after the years.  Its amazing what nature will do when left to its own devices.  This park was much more beautiful than anything manmade could think of being!

At the very top of the picture below you will see a railroad bridge.  It is HIGH!  The crazy boys decided they had to walk across it.  Of course I was far too mature for those antics so I waited below.  While waiting I heard the train whistles which made my stomach drop.  Then I saw the train, but I couldn’t locate the boys!  Luckily a few minutes later they appeared below.  Talk about an adrenalin rush!  The boys were in the middle of the bridge when they heard the train and had to book it to get out of the way!  Boy was I glad I waited below.

High Falls:

 Lower falls:

 

 Jon and I with the High Falls in the background:

If you have  a chance to visit Letchworth, I would highly recommend you do!

Trip to Jake’s- Falls Road

Up the road from Jake’s farm we visited a local water fall and did a bit of creek walking.  The water was so cool and refreshing.  We seem to have a thing for playing in the water falls!

 The falls were barely a trickle, but it had been a dry week in this area.  Based on the way that the rock was cut out, you could tell that the creek really roars when there is heavy rainfall and snow run off!

 The water was crystal clear.  I love creeks because they are always so clean.  Water in a pond always seems so stagnant.

This was the first of three water fall adventure we had during our visit!  We had fun climbing around the falls, but Jon managed to find his way into some poison ivy that has been driving him crazy ever since.

What we do for fun

This is one of my favorite places in the world.  It takes some work to get there but when we do we know it will be nothing but fun.  The daring ones, including Jon jump the cliffs to the right, into the crystal clear pool underneath.  I can’t swim so I prefer to spectate.  This waterfall is so much larger than a camera lens can capture.  It’s a wonderful place you have to visit to appreciate.