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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'...

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Kaaterskill Falls Morton Memorial Hike

Great place to be on a rainy day

Parts of the trail have been washed out

The lower falls

The upper falls and the precariously located tree to the left

Check out that wind!


The Hudson Valley is blessed with some truly great waterfalls.  It's so difficult to choose which one is my favorite.  I often think it's a toss up between Awosting and Stony Clove in the Gunks.

Today though, Kaaterskill Falls made its case.  Maybe it was my recent trip to the desert, but the area around Kaaterskill Falls seemed so lush with vegetation, it could have been located in Hawaii and I would not have noticed the difference.  It's no wonder these Falls attracted so many artists back in the day.

It's been six years now that my cat Morton passed away.  It's hard to believe.  I can still picture him greeting me when I arrived home from work.  RIP.

For some video, click here.


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