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Re: Cascades of Attica

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:42 am
by Matt
35 mpg is awfully slow for a climb that steep.
i have in my log here that this site has 4 falls. is that right?

Re: Cascades of Attica

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:50 am
by cbobcat49
There's the small 15 footer that's in the picture. Then there's a giant 60-80 foot falls a bit downstream from that that spills into a deep gorge. There's a small cascade similar to the upper falls that's below the large one. We did not climb down into the gorge on Sunday to see that one. The fourth one may be the one upstream from the bridge that you posted an aerial shot of. We didn't see that because the land on that side of the road was heavily posted.

Re: Cascades of Attica

Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 8:05 pm
by hobkyl
Got a chance to go to the Cascades of Attica yesterday. I couldnt find all 5, that I've read about...but the main falls was pretty spectacular and made the drive worth while. Access to the bottom of the gorge is risky and takes some nerves of steel-and coming back up is pretty sketchy too. There were local kids (young) that were hanging around the ridge while we were down in the gorge, they began throwing rocks down the waterfall despite seeing us there. We yelled at them, and could not find them by the time we scurried up the steep walls to get out. Definately worth the trip...just wish we had gotten there earlier as the lighting was very hard to work with it.




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Re: Cascades of Attica

Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 8:14 pm
by cbobcat49
Nice pics! It the rope still there to use to get to the main falls?

Re: Cascades of Attica

Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 5:33 am
by hobkyl
If it is, we could not find it.

Re: Cascades of Attica

Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 8:33 am
by cbobcat49
I last saw it in 2003, so it may be gone now. We were there a few weeks ago but didn't bother trying to get to the base of the main falls.

Re: Cascades of Attica

Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 10:43 pm
by ApproachingLight
This is a waterfall I have always admired. Maybe cause so few waterfalls in NYS you travel west for. It is all by it self. Close to the prison. Short hike, but the last 100 feet are tough. It didn't help that there was a sign in that last 100 feet spray painted: "DANGER, ground bees." There is rope, but maybe you bring your own if you bring gear.

That's a great blue. Gravity finally found this heron. What a place to rest.

Re: Cascades of Attica

Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 7:24 pm
by cbobcat49
A dead heron? Bottom right of center? :woof: