August 15, 2012

Monday In The Catskill Mountains

The July 28th family reunion at Letchworth State Park was very nice, although, I was somewhat tired at the end of it all.
To my pleasant surprise, an aunt needed a ride from my home, The Village of Endicott, New York to Poughkeepsie, New York. 
I immediately realized that this could be the golden opportunity to explore the Plattekill Clove in Greene County, New York.
I left Poughkeepsie at about 10:00am and I was at Saugerties, New York at about 12:00 noon.




This is an overview of all five stops, I entered the map at the lower right corner and stopped at:
Kaaterskill Falls (the very top), 
Lexington, New York (river overlook), 



'Monday In The Catskill Mountains' is a mini-documentary about a day trip that I took on 2012-07-30. 
On my way back, I stopped at these locations. 
All of the terrain is moderate to difficult and requires some experience in hiking over uneven surfaces.





Looking westward from the Hudson Valley,
Indian Head Mountain (left) and, Kaaterskill Falls (right) are marked on this map.


'Everything Zen' recorded by Bush in 1994


 Looking south-west:
Indian Head Mountain is marked with the trail that I used; 
I cant imagine how this would be used in the winter.
There is quite a bit of climbing involved; it involves pulling oneself up a set of rocks that are in 
four or five foot steps.




 Looking east:
This is a 1,473 foot actual climb from the base to summit.


Looking north-west:


 Looking north:


'Smells Like Teen Spirit' recorded by Nirvana in 1991



Overview map of the locations of interest.



 Looking north:



This location cannot be referred to as a safe overlook.
It is possible to walk out and sit unrestrained on several protruding rocks.
Most of the people at this location live in and near Haines Falls, New York.
I was surprised to realize just how easily accessible this location actually is.
It is far more difficult to hike to the waterfall from below.


Looking north-east:




Looking north-east:





This is the old Gilboa bridge, it was replaced in the early 2000's.
There is an exceptional amount of sedimentation in the water.


Looking north-east:




Looking north-east:
The Hudson Valley is observed in the upper right corner.



'E-Z Rider'
Arthur Lee
1972

'Easy Rider - Take 1'
Arthur Lee & Jimi Hendrix
1970

'Easy Rider - Take 2'
Arthur Lee & Jimi Hendrix
1970

It is now August 15th and I am posting this entry from July 30th.
This is one of my more successful days outside.
At some time during non-ice weather, 
I hope to acquire more imagery from the other mountains.






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July 26, 2012

Caught in the Storm

 The weather report did state that there was a strong probability of a severe thunderstorm.
At 13:30, I decided that the sun was shining and the humidity would only decrease in the event of a rain storm.
As I walked up Boswell Hill from the town of Maine side, I realized that I was walking into a huge thunderstorm at a right angle.
I was so annoyed at my self for arriving at the highest elevation as the storm glided very close overhead.
The wind wasn't a problem although, it was a very different situation down in the valley.
The problem was the lighting, it was far too close.
Anyhow, I am glad that the temperature did not drop significantly, in the past, I have ended up standing in the shower with my hands clasped under the shower nozzle.
Today, I did not enjoy the spectacular color of the sky just before the storm hit, I did feel concern about the electrical discharge that at times seemed to occur everywhere.



'Indian World' recorded by Blackfoot in 1975




Caught in the Storm


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Useful Purposes For A Railing

I was very glad to get outside on Wednesday, I hadn't walked at all during the week.
I usually try to take a few video clips with the intention of using them in a video at a later time.
Another one of my childhood favorites is 'Strange Kind of Woman' recorded by Deep Purple in 1971.
I have had a copy of Fireball since I was young in the third grade.
The railing provided a useful effect to the video.



'Strange Kind of Woman' recorded by Deep Purple in 1971




'Too Young To Know' recorded by UFO in 1974


-glad to get outside-



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In Need of Rain

If rain does not occur, the streams will recede and growth will decrease.
That is how it is at this time.
We need rain.




'Like a Hurricane' recorded by Neil Young in 1977


We need rain.

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A Few Days Apart

The quickest walk on Thursday was a trip to the health-food store.
My one pound of whole nutmeg has arrived.
It was a lazy Thursday, I decided to grab the camera and walk all of three blocks to the store.
Usually, I can acquire enough material to use it in some type of production.




'Lady in Black' recorded by Uriah Heep in 1971



-grab the camera-




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