Platte Clove Road was closed temporarily by the Haines Falls Fire Department due to an injury to a hiker. A few weeks backs a hiker died after a terrible fall in area known as the Grand Canyon in Devils Kitchen.

Update June 8, 2010: It was tragedy. Read more about the tragic incident here and here.

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.

This temporary construction sign was placed to side of Platte Clove Road near the stone bridge located at Devils Kitchen. While it warned of a detour several miles ahead, it was no where near Platte Clove. It did bring back memories of when Platte Clove Road was closed for about a month in 2008 due to construction and one had to drive a different route altogether.

The top 2 photos of my father help show the size of the boulders and steepness of the mountain side in Devils Kitchen.
The third photo shows the Devils Kitchen 100 year old bridge with the waterfall found underneath.

This particular photo of mine was inspired by a fantastic photographer named Vincent Bilotta. After shooting this photo- it inspired me to take this photo.

Vincent Bilotta has some amazing photographs of the Catskills and his photography has made me look at locations and trails differently.

Pictures from a decent into lower Platte Clove from Devils Kitchen.
The water flow in Devils Kitchen appeared to be significantly less than on the previous visit two weeks ago.
This visit my father and I walked under the stone bridge. I also traveled into the ravine known as Hells Hole.

My father can be seen in the top photo on the right side.
I like the second photo because of the natural growth and overall composition of the image.
The third photo showcases how steep Platte Clove can be.

Same landscape inside Devils Kitchen but with different lens (and therefore focal lengths).

My father can be seen when viewing up.

A simple shot from Devils Kitchens onto the 100 year old stone bridge.