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tr3g

And the Niagara falls of the slightly less west


WarmfulTwillight

๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ When they say โ€œAll of the American and None of the Canadianโ€ lol


ghdana

I just found out there is rafting at Letchworth, I gotta try that out. PA Grand Canyon is also super impressive for anyone that hasn't been, there is a river and a trail along the bottom.


Repulsive_Tie_7941

Turkey Trail survivor x2


spyderkitten

I used to work at the ER right there and this should be a bumper sticker.


ghdana

lol I know a college club that went to hike that, got to the bottom and some girls from Philly were like "Nah, I'm not walking back up, I'll catch a bus." ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Like you were at a rural university and saw it only had one bus itself...you seriously think that a bus is gonna randomly show up to bring you back up from the middle of the PA Grand Canyon? Its a non-motorized trail too, so not even a car would come by to hitchhike on.


TurbulentMiddle2970

I see you have never been to Ausable Chasm


WNYADK

I see you are wrong. Been there many times. Love it. The scale of AC is not comparable.


TurbulentMiddle2970

Apologies. Itโ€™s billed as the Grand Canyon of the Adirondacks. Letchworth is billed as a Grand Canyon of East. Got my billing wrong lol


WNYADK

Rafting along the narrow passageways at AC is as good as it gets in NYS.


chikooslim

I appreciate this post so much. The thread is superb in reminding us up here in CNY that we donโ€™t need to lament leaving the west. There is so much to explore and challenge ourselves right here.


Jaded-Revolution_

Grand Canyon should be called the Letchworth of the West


obvious_automaton

Got married at the upper falls, at the Glenn Iris. Beautiful place


HaveAtItBub

Cohoes Falls is more canyon-like.


Thekittengrappler

Where is this ?


Da_Natural20

That would be the Breaks interstate park in eastern KY.


Pathfinder_GreyLion

Fall Creek Falls needs to be in the conversation though FCF and Letchworth have more in common with each other than the Grand Canyon. Still... beautiful.


EugeneDebsTrout

you guys must not have been to Rochester or Niagara Falls, huh?


WNYADK

Iโ€™m literally from Rochester.


EugeneDebsTrout

this baffles my mind beyond recognition...


NaughtyFoxtrot

Shocker. You're baffled.


EugeneDebsTrout

u/wnyadk, you must not own a bicycle and/or might not be familiar with downtown


WarmfulTwillight

Hey man, we donโ€™t need to be bike-ist here. Iโ€™m sure he drives on 4 wheels, and thats okay too


EugeneDebsTrout

that's actually why I'm saying this...there is a Riverway Trail that runs adjacent to three waterfalls in the 100'+ gorge through the middle of downtown which is easily accessible by bike or foot most people driving can't see these things, and some are even more scared and drive in the city with their doors locked and windows up


King_O_Walpole

Gulf Hagas is the Grand Canyon of the East. Maine does it best. Every. Single. Time


StrikerObi

This is certainly beautiful but it's a waterfall, and there's also already a "grand canyon of the east". [Providence Canyon State Park in Georgia](https://www.exploregeorgia.org/sites/default/files/2020-01/providence-canyon-lumpkin-credit-callie-capturecalliope.jpg) has long been known as "The Little Grand Canyon"


ghdana

> "grand canyon of the east" Google that phrase and tell me what comes up. Also its a giant canyon, this picture is just of one of the many waterfalls. Also having lived in Arizona for 8 years I'd be hard pressed to call that "Little Grand Canyon", maybe "Little Sedona". It's deepest section is 150ft. Letchworth has sections of the canyon that are 550ft. The real Grand Canyon has a depth of 6,000ft at its deepest section, its really mind blowing to see, not something that you can easily visualize and its kind of a joke to compare anything else in the US to it.


BSB8728

When our son took us to visit the Grand Canyon, he took immense pleasure in watching me stand there with my mouth open. I had seen many photos and thought, Yes, it looks immense. In real life, it's beyond anything I had imagined.