Ithaca, N.Y. (June 1, 2007)—People have visited
Taughannock Falls for centuries, but this summer, falls
touring goes high-tech. A free downloadable podcast
available at VisitIthaca.com provides visitors an audio
tour guide to enrich the experience of visiting New York’s
tallest waterfall.
The 15-minute podcast provides companion audio for hikers
on the popular Taughannock Falls Gorge Trail. The podcast
offers insights into the geology, history, wildlife and
natural features visible along the three-quarter-mile
trail to the base of the falls. Narrated by park
naturalist, Sarah Fiorello, the podcast condenses 300
million years of Earth history into an enjoyable hour-long
hike and encourages visitors to use all their senses while
exploring the Gorge Trail.
The podcast is a joint production of Finger Lakes State
Parks and the Ithaca/Tompkins County Convention and
Visitors Bureau. Six months in the making, the project was
created to take advantage of a simple technology that can
vastly improve visitors’ experience to the area.
“Portable audio players are everywhere and we thought it
would be great if visitors could use them to enhance their
enjoyment of the falls,” said Suzi Munoz, podcast project
coordinator for the visitors bureau. “This gives people
the freedom to take a guided tour of the falls whenever
they want and lets them come away with a deeper
appreciation of an awe inspiring site.”
Towering 215 feet, Taughannock Falls is the tallest free-
falling waterfall east of the Mississippi River. Three
stories taller than Niagara, it was formed at the end of
the last ice age approximately 12,000 years ago. The falls
were protected as part of the New York State Park System
1925.
The Taughannock Falls podcast was recorded by John Hilton
with natural sounds provided by Lang Elliot Nature Sounds.
The podcast file is available for download at
www.VisitIthaca.com/WalkingTours. Simple downloading
instructions, companion trail maps and additional
information on the Finger Lakes State Parks are also
available on the site.
Taughannock Falls for centuries, but this summer, falls
touring goes high-tech. A free downloadable podcast
available at VisitIthaca.com provides visitors an audio
tour guide to enrich the experience of visiting New York’s
tallest waterfall.
The 15-minute podcast provides companion audio for hikers
on the popular Taughannock Falls Gorge Trail. The podcast
offers insights into the geology, history, wildlife and
natural features visible along the three-quarter-mile
trail to the base of the falls. Narrated by park
naturalist, Sarah Fiorello, the podcast condenses 300
million years of Earth history into an enjoyable hour-long
hike and encourages visitors to use all their senses while
exploring the Gorge Trail.
The podcast is a joint production of Finger Lakes State
Parks and the Ithaca/Tompkins County Convention and
Visitors Bureau. Six months in the making, the project was
created to take advantage of a simple technology that can
vastly improve visitors’ experience to the area.
“Portable audio players are everywhere and we thought it
would be great if visitors could use them to enhance their
enjoyment of the falls,” said Suzi Munoz, podcast project
coordinator for the visitors bureau. “This gives people
the freedom to take a guided tour of the falls whenever
they want and lets them come away with a deeper
appreciation of an awe inspiring site.”
Towering 215 feet, Taughannock Falls is the tallest free-
falling waterfall east of the Mississippi River. Three
stories taller than Niagara, it was formed at the end of
the last ice age approximately 12,000 years ago. The falls
were protected as part of the New York State Park System
1925.
The Taughannock Falls podcast was recorded by John Hilton
with natural sounds provided by Lang Elliot Nature Sounds.
The podcast file is available for download at
www.VisitIthaca.com/WalkingTours. Simple downloading
instructions, companion trail maps and additional
information on the Finger Lakes State Parks are also
available on the site.
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