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Also known as: The Grand Canyon of the Adirondacks
Ausable Chasm, privately managed as an exceptionally dramatic open-air geological marvel, is a deep sandstone canyon carved meticulously by the Ausable River near the western coast of Lake Champlain. Often celebrated nationally as the 'Grand Canyon of the Adirondacks,' this vertical rift exposes hundreds of feet of ancient, multi-layered Potsdam sandstone sculpted over millions of years by glacial runoff. It operates as a legendary, long-running landmark for eco-tourism and adventure sports, masterfully preserving a rugged, primeval subarctic gorge ecosystem.
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Suggested stay: 1 day
Walk along suspended wooden cliffside pathways past the roaring Rainbow Falls, raft through the extreme continuous rapids of the flume gorge, and challenge the high-altitude via ferrata cable bridges.
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