THE TULLY GLACIAL SERIES 



BY O. D. VON ENGELN 



SCIENTIFIC PAPERS 



Introduction 



The purpose of this paper is to direct attention to and to describe 

 a series of glacial phenomena that have a remarkable scenic and 

 scientific interest and are also so easily accessible to large population 

 centers in the State, and to tourists and students generally, that it 

 seems strange that their significance has been hitherto almost over- 

 looked. 



The region in which these associated glacial phenomena occur is 

 in the Finger Lakes district of the central part of the State and 

 shares in the general scenic attractiveness of that section. Here are 

 found rolling hills sufficiently high to be impressive and yet not so 

 steep as to be an obstacle to motor travel. From many vantage 

 points along the improved roads broad landscapes of field and f orc^t- 

 checkered slopes come into view and bold prospects across and along 

 deep, steep-sided valleys are frequently encountered. In the latter 

 the larger Finger Lakes are ensconced and in smaller hollows num- 

 erous lesser bodies of water are cupped. Thus a most varied and 

 pleasing panorama is unfolded to the traveler and, whether he moves 

 swiftly in train or motor car or goes leisurely afoot, he will find that 

 very little of this panorama is monotonous, either in its broader 

 aspects, as when seen from the road, or when studied intimately 

 with a view to the interpretation of its details. 



But aside from the general attractiveness of the region, that sec- 

 tion of it which extends as a belt to the north and south of the village 

 of Tully has long been a center of considerable interest to New York 

 State students of geologic science. This section should also have an 

 appeal for the very much larger number of residents of the State to 

 whom it is easily accessible and who are of the group that derives 

 pleasure in visiting scenic phenomena that are out of the ordinary. 



Tully is located about halfway between the cities of Syracuse 

 and Cortland, which are about 30 miles apart on a north-south line. 

 An excellent state highway extends directly along this line and 

 another of these highways intersects the first at Tully so that all the 

 features herein described can be easily reached. 



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