I brought my camera with me, but left the tripod at home.
My intentions were to go up and down the steps five times, for exercise. The camera would give me a chance to do something I’ve done dozens of times before: capture an image of Chittenango Falls. The hope was that bringing it with me would make the stairs a little more tolerable and less boring.
This time I decided to zoom in a bit and frame the falls in the trees:
It isn’t my favorite image ever; I still prefer this black and white from a couple of years ago:
I got bored of the hike after the 4th time walking up the stairs and calling it quits. I was the only person there, it was peaceful, and the sound of the water was a welcome reprieve … but if I stayed for that 5th time up/down the steps, I may have learned to loathe the place.