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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'...

Saturday, August 1, 2015

Sunset, Moonrise

I love how it almost looks like the sun

Mighty Slide and the Burroughs range

Yesterday morning I watched the sun rise as the moon set.  Tonight it would be the opposite, the sun setting as the moon rose.  It's a day after the full moon so the timing was less than ideal, but still not bad.  After the week we had, the weather was quite pleasant and cooperated.  No haze to block out the moon's rise.


So nice and cool at sunset

Time for a tripod!


3 comments:

  1. Not sure if you're checking older posts so putting this here...Can you tell me exact location is ...from where you shot the Blackhead Range in photo underneath header North and West Catskills. I would very much appreciate it. /Brandt



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    1. I had to do a little research. It's from the eastern view point on Plateau.

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  2. Hello, we are going to Minnewaska state park this saturday and was wondering if you can give me the name or coordinates of the swimming hole. My kids would love it there. Thank you

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