got in while it was still open. I have visited this gorge many
times & every time have enjoyed walking in the stream bed not really
thinking of the danger other then it being very slippery. Maybe you
could find another location for a new box in this area - maybe more
along the actual trail. I will keep an eye out for it on my nect
visit.
JKK
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, TurtleMcQ
wrote:
> (Cross-posted due to recent discussion of this location/hiking
fatality on
> various lists)
>
> In light of the hiking death in another section of the same park
over the
> weekend, I've decided to permanently retire the Taughannock Falls
box near
> Ithaca. While the box itself is not in a dangerous location,
there's a good
> possibility that the park rangers will now frown on visitors
travelling to
> the other side of the stream bed to find the box and I'd rather
not
> encourage any sort of activity that might get a finder in trouble.
>
> Thanks to all who have visited the box over the past three years -
> Taughannock Falls is a truly special place.
>
> TurtleMcQ