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Tuesday
Nov242009

ku # 654-57 ~ young at heart (and mind)

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Gorge / chasm trees at Taughannock Falls ~ near Ithaca, NY • click to embiggen
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Gorge / chasm growth at Taughannock Falls ~ near Ithaca, NY • click to embiggen
Once I had achieved my Saturday, November 14th objective of picturing Taughannock Falls, I began picturing what really piqued my picturing interest at this location - the narrow strip of land between the trail to the falls with the river/steam that flowed from the falls to the lake and the opposite gorge/chasm wall as a backdrop.

I found it interesting that, while people were picturing up a storm at the falls, nary a camera was in sight or in use along the 3/4 mile trail to and from the falls. In fact, most people didn't even seem to be paying particular attention to anything along the trail other than themselves - chatting, horse-playing, etc. Not that I have a problem with that but there was so much of interest - the stream bed, the cliffs, etc. - to see and explore along that trail that they were missing.

That said, in addition to me, there was group of other people who were exploring the "interesting" stuff to be found along the trail and in the stream bed - young children. Apparently, their native/natural sense of curiosity hadn't yet been dulled or completely destroyed by the fetish of grand and glorious.

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