An engravement at the top of Kaaterskill Falls
The upper Falls as viewed from the top
The view from the top of Kaaterskill Falls.
Inspiration Point
Looking west toward Haines Falls
Looking east from Inspiration Point
The view of the Hudson River Valley
The view towards the Palenville Overlook
I haven't spent much time around North Lake. For such a beautiful area, this really deserved further exploration.
Today I mostly walked along the Escarpment trail, starting from Schutt Road. On my way out I bushwacked a bit to get to the top of Kaaterskill Falls. The views of the Falls are far superior from below. But from the top there are wonderful views into the clove below. From this vantage point you really get to appreciate how high this waterfall is. You walk to the edge with caution. Considering there was ice near the edge, on this day I never braved bringing myself all the way over. Surprisingly, there were still some nice fall colors.
Still hurting from Thursday's run (my first of the year) I walked rather slow for much of the day. There were great views from Layman Monument and just beyond. Beautiful Fall colors and a bird's eye view of Kaaterskill Clove. I could make out Haines Falls. A waterfall of over one hundred feet, which is inaccessible due to it being on private land, it was a treat to view it, even if it were from a distance. In its heyday, Haines Falls was popular like Kaaterskill Falls with wooden steps taking you from top to bottom.
My planned final destination was the Palenville Lookout. After following some horse trails which lead to it, I turned around, when a couple too many appeared which were not on my map. It will just give me more reason to come back for further exploration.
You've been hitting the falls a lot. Some good shit, eh? Hawaii. Probably some nice falls there. You could bolt NY and become a hiking guide, taking over-weight tourists into the wilds of Hawaii.
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