Lick Brook Ithaca

A place to discuss waterfalls. Including the parks that house them and the hikes to get to them.

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Sadly Lick Brook will be dry soon but for the meantime it looks great. Most of the other falls were in direct sun so I didn't bother taking
photos except at the main amphitheater. Upstream of the main falls there are another 10-ish falls, the tallest being 15-20 ft. The preserve
kiosk with maps, historical info, ect, is at the eastern end parking lot (top of the hill). Seems like most of the people visiting today were
coming from here - probably because the lower lot has no sign except for a flx trail sign. Those coming with the primary goal of taking photos
may not find the upper part of the creek worth the steep and strenuous climb - there are quite a few falls but not too photogenic, though I'm
sure my opinion would change in the fall. Overall the trip is pretty tiring (its similar to climbing up the buttermilk falls trail) but when you take
the detour into the creek you never have to climb any drops more than a few feet so the danger of falling or getting injured is pretty low as
compared to other off-trail adventures.
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Great pic Brett! Man I hope it doesn't dry up too soon! That's on my short list.
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Brett, Nice pic!
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very nice :up:
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wow, wow, and wow....this place is amazing....stunning really, and with high water, I was blown away. I'll post more info/pics tomorrow...
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Nice, Champy!
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Wow! Those are great Matt! Hoping to end this ridiculous night owl shift this week and make a trip down there.
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Very Nice :up: I didn't know the flow could get this high. I was there 2 days after those record storms and saw maybe half this volume.
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