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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, August 16, 2015

Platte Clove (VPo Man Returns to the HV Edition)

He's back! But not for long.
The Hudson Valley has been blessed with some great weather recently.  Since it's still August we were do for another heat wave.  Sunday's call for hot and humid made Platte Clove a great stopping point after moving some furniture.

The VPo Man arrived just after our last heat wave.  Like myself, he finds the Hudson Valley to be one of the most beautiful places on earth.  Everything is so green and the air is clean.  These are not givens in much of the world.
Many took advantage of the weather to enjoy the cool water
After making a couple wrong turns, I found my way to the clove.  It appeared we were not the only ones to think it'd be great to hit the swimming holes on a sticky day like today.  Every swim hole, except the one I like to call the kiddy hole had people.  My favorite spot had about a dozen people.  I spotted some litter and I noticed much of this group was smoking.  I could take an educated guess where their butts wound up.  Unfortunately, too many of the wrong people know about this spot.
Apparently a great spot to smoke
Still we had a great walk/scramble to the numerous beautiful waterfalls.  The water was cold, but not overwhelmingly so.  Another great day to be out in the Hudson Valley.  









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