XXX. 



TAUGHANNOCK. 



No other place on Cayuga's shores is deservedly so 

 famous as Taughannock Fall. Poets have sung its 

 beauty, travelers have rhapsodized over its grandeur and 

 sublimity, and commonplace people have declared that 

 it was very nice. It is better known as a resort than 

 any other place in the vicinity, as it is more convenient 

 of access from the centres of population, being on a 

 branch of the Lehigh Valley. Travelers from a distance 

 generally come to Taughannock by this railroad, but 

 no visitor from Ithaca should do so. If an early morn- 

 ing start is not too grave an objection, the route by the 

 steamboat is in every way delightful. The boat leaves 

 the dock about 7 a. m., reaching Taughannock in about 

 an hour. Returning it leaves the landing about 2 p. 

 m., giving ample time for a visit to the fall. In case a 

 congenial party can be made up, nothing is pleasanter 

 than to charter a steam yacht for the day, as the corn- 

 pan}' can then go and come at their own convenience. 



Let us suppose that we start from the steamboat land- 

 ing, no matter how we have arrived there. The road 

 leads up the hill a little way, and then branches, one 

 branch turning to the right along the lake shore, the 

 other going straight on up the hill. Both ways are the 

 road to Taughannock, but as we cannot go both ways 

 at once, let us try the right hand road. This presently 



