{"id":75609,"date":"2026-08-21T09:06:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T13:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=75609"},"modified":"2026-08-24T12:57:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T16:57:21","slug":"waterfalls-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/waterfalls-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Go With the Flow: A Tantalizing Tour of Big Red Waterfalls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re <em>gushing<\/em> over these gorgeous visuals of Cornell\u2019s iconic natural features\u2014from gentle cascades to \u2018foaming torrents\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rkv-gutter-bottom-quarter wp-block-paragraph\">By <strong>Joe Wilensky<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rkv-gutter-bottom-quarter wp-block-paragraph\">Photography and videography by <strong>Sreang Hok<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Illustration by <strong>Ashley Osburn<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">While being recruited to the Cornell faculty in 1868, a certain curmudgeonly Oxford historian had a complaint upon seeing photographs of the local scenery. \u201cThere seem to be a great number of waterfalls,\u201d he carped to a colleague, \u201cwhich I abhor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There may be no accounting for taste\u2014but it\u2019s safe to say that his opinion was and remains in the distinct minority, as the many waterfalls on and around campus have been beloved by generations of Cornellians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_018-A-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"the multilevel small waterfalls at Ruth Uris Garden near the A.D. White House\" class=\"wp-image-75617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_018-A-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_018-A-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_018-A-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_018-A-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_018-A-1264x843.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_018-A-632x421.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_018-A-316x211.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_018-A-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_018-A-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_018-A-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_018-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A gentle, multilevel cascade can be found in the Ruth Uris Garden near A.D. White House.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Situated far above Cayuga\u2019s waters, the Hill\u2014with its iconic Fall Creek and Cascadilla gorges\u2014owes its distinctive topography to the Ice Age glaciers that transformed the Finger Lakes region more than 20,000 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the last of the ice sheets melted away, the water left behind created temporary lakes and streams through the steepened valleys\u2014carving even deeper gorges and plunging as waterfalls down vertical faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignwide is-style-solid-color\"><blockquote><p>The Hill\u2014with its iconic Fall Creek and Cascadilla gorges\u2014owes its distinctive topography to the Ice Age glaciers that transformed the Finger Lakes region more than 20,000 years ago.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today there are more than 100 waterfalls in the region, including a few famous ones a short drive from Ithaca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Campus and its environs alone boast more than a dozen\u2014from the majestic Ithaca Falls to the gentler cascades of Flat Rock. (Most of these natural areas today fall under the purview of <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cornellbotanicgardens.org\/\">Cornell Botanic Gardens<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/waterfalls_3-1600px-1024x820.png\" alt=\"map graphic showing the location and names of eighteen waterfalls in and around the Cornell University campus and along the Fall Creek and Cascadilla gorges. In Fall Creek Gorge: Ithaca Falls, Forest Falls, Horseshoe Falls, Rocky Falls, Triphammer Falls, and Flume Falls in Hemlock Gorge. In Cascadilla Gorge: First Falls, Second Falls, Third Falls, Fourth Falls, Fifth Falls, Sixth Falls, Seventh Falls (also known as Giant&apos;s Staircase), Eighth Falls, Ninth Falls, Tenth Falls, and Judd Falls. Also labeled is the small cascade falls near the A.D. White House in the Ruth Uris Garden.\" class=\"wp-image-75906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/waterfalls_3-1600px-1024x820.png 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/waterfalls_3-1600px-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/waterfalls_3-1600px-768x615.png 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/waterfalls_3-1600px-1536x1230.png 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/waterfalls_3-1600px-1264x1012.png 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/waterfalls_3-1600px-632x506.png 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/waterfalls_3-1600px-316x253.png 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/waterfalls_3-1600px-400x320.png 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/waterfalls_3-1600px-200x160.png 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/waterfalls_3-1600px-100x80.png 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/waterfalls_3-1600px.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether rushing madly after heavy rains or reduced to trickles in drier times, the falls, and the waterways that feed them, are an indelible background to Big Red life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They\u2019re even commemorated in the \u201cAlma Mater\u201d\u2014albeit in the little-sung sixth verse: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<em>Here, by flood and foaming torrent,<\/em> \/ <em>Gorge and rocky dell,<\/em> \/ <em>Pledge we faith and homage ever<\/em> \/ <em>To our loved Cornell!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-cornell-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-fc555949258113c137ac8bdfb74656d7 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Scroll down for a tour of some of the major waterfalls on and around campus!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignwide is-style-default\"><blockquote><p>Triphammer Falls<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_113-A-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A closer view of Triphammer Falls\" class=\"wp-image-75623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_113-A-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_113-A-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_113-A-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_113-A-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_113-A-1264x843.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_113-A-632x421.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_113-A-316x211.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_113-A-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_113-A-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_113-A-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_113-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Beebe Lake and its manmade dam flow into the impressive 80-foot falls, which mark the official beginning of Fall Creek Gorge. The panoramic views below the Thurston Avenue Bridge showcase a 120-foot-high cross-section of siltstone and shale gorge walls, formed by ocean-bottom sediment dating back 400 million years to the Devonian Age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignwide\"><blockquote><p>Flume Falls<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_095-A-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Flume Falls in the Hemlock Gorge, just upstream from Beebe Lake\" class=\"wp-image-75620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_095-A-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_095-A-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_095-A-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_095-A-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_095-A-1264x843.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_095-A-632x421.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_095-A-316x211.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_095-A-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_095-A-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_095-A-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_095-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The 16-foot-tall cascade is a highlight of Hemlock Gorge, located a short walk upstream of Beebe Lake on the edge of the Forest Home neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignwide\"><blockquote><p>Flat Rock<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_001-A-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"A small waterfall at Flat Rock, near the Cornell Botanic Gardens along Forest Home Drive\" class=\"wp-image-75616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_001-A-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_001-A-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_001-A-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_001-A-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_001-A-1264x842.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_001-A-632x421.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_001-A-316x211.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_001-A-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_001-A-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_001-A-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_001-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Along Fall Creek\u2014upstream from Beebe Lake and just off Forest Home Drive\u2014is this well-known area of the Botanic Gardens, where creek waters flow over large expanses of exposed shale, surrounded by forests and trails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignwide\"><blockquote><p>Horseshoe Falls<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_090-A-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Horseshoe Falls in the Fall Creek Gorge below the Suspension Bridge and next to the University&apos;s hydroelectric plant\" class=\"wp-image-75619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_090-A-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_090-A-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_090-A-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_090-A-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_090-A-1264x843.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_090-A-632x421.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_090-A-316x211.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_090-A-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_090-A-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_090-A-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_090-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This 30-foot waterfall in Fall Creek Gorge, visible from the Suspension Bridge, is adjacent to the University\u2019s long-serving <a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/hydroelectric-plant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hydroelectric plant<\/a>\u2014which generates about 5% of the Hill\u2019s electricity annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignwide\"><blockquote><p>Fourth Falls<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_101-A-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Fourth Falls as viewed from the Cascadilla Gorge Trail\" class=\"wp-image-75622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_101-A-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_101-A-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_101-A-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_101-A-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_101-A-1264x843.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_101-A-632x421.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_101-A-316x211.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_101-A-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_101-A-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_101-A-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1282_SH_101-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Along the Cascadilla Gorge Trail on the way downtown is this 25-foot-tall gem, which passes under a stone footbridge and along an adjacent stairway. 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