A guide book to Cornell university and . s about5 miles further, but the views between Newfield and Ithacawill compensate for the detour. Taughannock Falls (map, p. 46) is reached by the L. R. or by a carriage drive of 9 miles. The fall itself, 215feet, is the highest single fall east of the Rocky perpendicular walls of the surrounding amphitheatre,rising to nearly 400 feet, and the winding course of theravine below, combine to make an impressive scene. Aroad skirting the northern edge of the ravine runs fromthe hotel to the lake (about a mile). The first half milea
A guide book to Cornell university and . s about5 miles further, but the views between Newfield and Ithacawill compensate for the detour. Taughannock Falls (map, p. 46) is reached by the L. R. or by a carriage drive of 9 miles. The fall itself, 215feet, is the highest single fall east of the Rocky perpendicular walls of the surrounding amphitheatre,rising to nearly 400 feet, and the winding course of theravine below, combine to make an impressive scene. Aroad skirting the northern edge of the ravine runs fromthe hotel to the lake (about a mile). The first half mileaffords striking views into the depths of the gorge at theright and over the lake to the left. The visitor to Taugh-annock should not omit to see these, perhaps the most at-tractive features of the place. About a quarter of a milebelow the hotel a steep but well built path quits the road ata small rustic building and leads down the north side of thegorge to the foot of the falls. Thence it is possible, in dry 40 A GUIDE BOOK TO CORNELL UNIFERSITT. Taughannock Fallsweather, to make ones way down the ravine to < thepoint, but a return to the road by the path is more advis-able. On the grounds of the hotel there is a pavilion com-manding an extensive view of the lake, especially finetowards sunset. Slaterville Springs (map, p. 46) enjoys some reputa-tion as a summer resort on account of its pure air and A GUIDE BOOK TO CORNELL VNIVERSITY 41 magnetic iron springs. It is nine miles from Ithaca and isreached either by the valley road, a continuation of EastState Street and macadamized as a state road for part of theway \ or by the Ellis Road, a continuation of iMitchell Streetwhich diverges left from East State Street, just east of EddyStreet. The part of this road between Ellis and Slatervilleis very bad in wet weather. A third road, via Snyder Hill,lies between these two and affords some extensive views. RAVINES Good walkers, not averse to scrambling, will find inter-esting a cli
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