Lost
Photographs lost near Watkins Glen, Finger Lakes
Rainbow Falls overlook
Lost
listing
Posted
5 days
ago
Description
Hi, I'm Mia Carter. I realized I lost a bundle of old photographs after our family hike along the Gorge Trail at Watkins Glen State Park on Saturday around 4:15 p.m. The pictures span generations—black-and-white portraits and a wedding photo from 1998—tucked in a small red album. I remember sitting on a sun-warmed rock above the stream near Rainbow Falls, then rushing back to the car when the light faded and the album wasn't in my tote. They mean the world to me, especially the shot of my grandmother; I’m hoping someone picked them up and kept them safe.
Approximate last-seen location
Rainbow Falls overlook
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