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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Fawn's Leap

Looking up the Kaaterskill

It got warm today, so I had to be careful where I stepped

A massive pile of snow and ice

Fawn's Leap bows to Mother Nature


It's simply amazing that a waterfall such as Fawn's Leap can actually freeze.  When I've seen this waterfall in action, it roars with such ferocity, you'd think it could handle any frost that comes its way.  You would be wrong.  Just like the other waterfalls I have seen, it is mostly a giant pile of snow and ice.  No cliff jumpers on this day!

2 comments:

  1. After the mini-thaw we had this week, the ice will become a bit more solid. The temperatures for the coming week are supposed to top out in the mid-thirties.

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  2. Good stuff, no doubt. You didn't bring the ice axes and scale that son bitch?

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