Kaaterskill Falls

Kaaterskill Falls

Kaaterskill Falls

A photograph of Kaaterskill Falls.

Platte Clove Road

A seasonal waterfall along Platte Clove Road. I took this photo while standing on Platte Clove Road. My father stands alongside to help show the height.

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A seasonal waterfall along Platte Clove Road. My father stands along Platte Clove Road.

Bastion Falls

An HDR (High Dynamic Range) image showcasing Bastion Falls and Route 23A. Photograph was taken with a fisheye lens.

Bastion Falls

While driving along Route 23 the moving landscape almost seems as if it was “photoshoped”. I see the grass is exceedingly green, the roadway slick as if used in a car commercial, and the sky deep blue. There has been a tremendous quantity of rainfall in the Catskill Region causing roads to fail and creeks to pour out. After one heavy shower of many in recent weeks, Route 23 was closed because of a known slope failure along the roadway. A mound of dirt standing nearly 30 feet high was trucked into the area the following day.

I made a trip to Kaaterskillfalls Falls during a break from all the rain. Many cars driving along “Horseshoe Bend” on Route 23A slowed down to glimpse Bastion Falls in its surging splendor. The people in the cars snapped photos enthusiastically from the window. The flow of the roadside waterfalls has been incredibly strong. Seasonal waterfalls normally dry this time of year have sprung to life.

As I walked to the trail of Kaaterskill Falls and stood on the stairway of stones that mark the beginning of the trail I spoke to one hiker making the return trip. He stated a woman was frantic after thinking her kids were sweep away from the sheer force of the creek. The hiker and his wife searched for the 2 kids as the woman cried thinking the most horrible. It turned out the kids were only full of energy and marched ahead of their Mother racing to Kaaterskill Falls to see the grand prize.

The pictures below help show the difference with shutter speed settings the camera.

An Oldsmobile lays within Platte Clove

We entered Platte Clove Road from the bottom by car. For being a beautiful summer day there were no cars parked at Becker Road. On days such as this in the past years there would be sometimes a dozen and half cars parked as the people enjoyed the local swimming holes of Lower Platte Clove. The reasons for the lack of parked cars are the recent additions of restrictive “No Parking” signs. To assist with the signs are big boulders and rocks on the shoulder of the road that have been newly added to block people from parking their cars at Platte Clove.

As we continued up Platte Clove Road we quickly noticed many of the seasonal waterfalls were full of life. Water was dripping off many of the rocks. In some cases the water was pouring off. On one of the several vehicle pull offs of Platte Clove Road we parked safely and got out to explore one of the seasonal water falls located in Platte Clove.

I descended by foot into Platte Clove from the road and found an abandon car probably from an unfortunate accident.

Earth, rocks, weeds have encompassed the car. The car appears to be at one with Platte Clove.

Bloomville

I took this photo at the Bloomville end of the Catskill Scenic Trail. I thought the grade of the road compared to the grade of the home was interesting.

Devils Kitchen

Devils Kitchen is great spot especially after a lot of rain. The water runs strong and everything is green. The top photo is my father standing on top of a Devils Kitchen boulder. The middle photo shows the path down into the depths of Platte Clove. And the third is favorite of mine. It is the view from under the Stone Bridge.

New Photos

I have updated the ‘Photo Gallery’ with new photos. Many of these photos are not artistic but were taken to detail the historic record of the present day and the past. Much of the recent uploads showcase the Catskill railroads that once run throughout the region.

At this time I have not had a chance to add descriptions to many of the photos. In the coming days I hope to add descriptive information and data to help explain each photo.

Be sure to check out the ‘Photo Gallery’ and click 2009 to see all the recent photos in chronological order.

Pratt Rock

Pratt Rock, also known as Pratt’s Rock, is a rockface or other landform that includes a series of stone carvings in Prattsville, New York depicting the life of Zadock Pratt. (Source: Wikipedia.org- Pratt Rock)

Along with the engravings at Pratt Rock there are man-made seats that are sculpted into the rocks and landscape panoramic views can be viewed from the top of the rock.

Hardenburgh Falls

Intake Road

Interesting marker sign of Schoharie Reservoir that reads “Commit No Nuisance Under Penalty of Law”. Google Map states this zip code is 12474.

Buttermilk Falls

Prattsville

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