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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'...

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Stony Kill Falls

Stony Kill Falls

The Helipad

Quite a few flowers on the way in

The view from behind the falls

Rock art

The Stony Kill

Some Big Ass mushrooms

I know.  I know.  These are more like weeds.  Still pretty.

This butterfly is attracted to the flowers


Despite the mostly ugly walk in past a old helicopter pad, gravel pit and an access point for the aquaduct, Stony Kill Falls is one of my favorite spots.  Once along the Stony Kill, the terrain is rugged and lush with vegetation.

The short hike leads to an awesome view of Stony Kill Falls' enormous 87 foot drop from a huge bowl-like area.  At its base, it's fairly easy to walk around and behind the Falls.  This is a great spot to have a lunch (or smoke weed) as I've seen some do in the past taking advantage of the beautiful spot.  Today Pat and I had no lunch or pot so we settled for it being a great spot to take some fotos and admire the rock art at the base of the falls.

 

1 comment:

  1. I think my favorite part was going behind the falls-such a unique view. Lots of fun climbing up and down the rocks too!

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