It's another lesson in the continuing series, "Erosion can be fun." Watkins Glen does indeed have a glen. The water works its way down 400 feet over a couple of miles or so, according to AAA.
There are all sorts of waterfalls and cliffs along the way - 19 in fact. It's another one of those places where you can't take a bad picture. The one here came out pretty well.
This has been a park since 1906, although people have been coming to see it when it first became open to the public in 1863. Stairs and trails were built so that people could get around way back when. It didn't take long for the area to become nationally known.
Going back a bit further, you probably know that glaciers helped created the Finger Links, and the Glen was a by-product of that action.
By the way, the town gets a little crowded when the race track is open for business, so you might want to avoid those weeks to see the glen.
The video gives everyone an easy way to look around:
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