Letchworth State Park

[Matt]

Jean Perry Died,
She and her husband once lived in what is now Referred to as the "Stone house" near inspiration point.
http://www.wellsvilledaily.com/newsnow/ ... an-E-Perry

[Matt]

air conditioning must have been broken...

Police: man sent car off cliff at park

LETCHWORTH STATE PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) - State Park Police say a man is facing charges after he purposely ran his car into the Genesee River gorge at Letchworth State Park.

Police say at around 1:30 p.m. on Friday, 42-year-old Benjamin Smith hit the gas on his car then walked away. The car went through a fence and dropped approximately 400 feet to the base of the Genesee River gorge. First responders amassed on the area, and discovered that Smith was not in it. He was later located walking in the village of Mt. Morris and taken into custody, where police say he admitted his actions.

Smith has been charged with criminal mischief and criminal nuisance. He was taken to Livingston County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail.

http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/crime/Poli ... ff-at-park

[cbobcat49]

How are they going to get that out of there?!!?

[Matt]

slowly in second gear.

[jroz]

Well, unless another car found it's way into the gorge, I think I saw it yesterday. Looking down from the Highbanks Recreation Area:

(it's circled in red)

Letchworth Gorge #1 by jroz, on Flickr


and a closer view

Letchworth Gorge #2 by jroz, on Flickr

[hobkyl]

Guess its become part of the view?

[Matt]

Google Earth captured some amazing shots of Letchworth gorge flooded in May (9th to be exact)
http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=42.72738,-77.91480&z=16&t=H

[americanhero]

I had a short visit on Friday on my way to Stony Brook:



along Wolf Creek




and Middle Falls an hour before sunset




I will definitely be back in the next couple of weeks for more shots.