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The Plattekill (No Trespassing Edition)

The summer has been quite hot and ripe for a nice swim at one of the Hudson Valley's great swimming holes.  The Plattekill doesn'...

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Weeping Rock


Weeping Rock

The Zion Valley

The Hanging Garden



An interesting sight to see.  My guide described this place as having a hanging garden.  Well, what was that? The walk to Weeping Rock clarified things.  It's basically plants and flowers growing on some overhanging rocks, thus growing upside down.  Quite interesting.  There was far more diversity in plants than I expected. Lots of different colored flowers.

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  1. Did you swim at all? Were you allowed to swim? Backcountry permit would have been pretty sweet. Think you'll ever return to any of these places?

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