Winter Fortress - New York

Driving east from Buffalo, NY, we eventually encountered the Genesee River and the dramatic expanse of Letchworth State Park. This image captures the Upper Falls transformed into a winter fortress of snow and ice.

On this clear afternoon, the temperature hovered at a bitter 13 degrees Fahrenheit, and the gorge had settled into a sculpted, otherworldly stillness.

The waterfall itself continues to roar and churn, but everything surrounding it has frozen into heavy, terraced formations. The cliffs on both sides are coated in thick layers of ice, each ledge built up by the relentless spray. Long icicles—some stretching more than ten feet—hang in dense clusters that merge into solid walls of pale blue and white. A cloud of mist rises where the falls crash into the Genesee River, catching the muted winter sunlight and drifting upward like smoke.

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14x22 Image Size - 16x24 Overall Size

Giclée Printed on Moab Natural Rag Archival Paper

$125