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This is hike #3 ("Sunset Rock & Newman's Ledge") from the book
Catskill Day Hikes For All Seasons (November 2002), followed by a visit to the site of the former Catskill Mountain House and then a visit to the top of Kaaterskill Falls from the end of Laurel House Road. (Click on the thumbnail to bring up a bigger image in a pop-up window)
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 Pines on Escarpment Trail |
 Climb to Artists Rock |
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 Hudson River valley from Artists Rock |
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 on Artists Rock |
 View north |
 Hunting for old graffiti |
 View north |
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 Artists Rock |
 Continuing north |
 Peak fall foliage |
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 Base of Sunset Rock on Escarpment trail |
 Massive rock overhang |
 Garter snake |
 Gorgeous view from Sunset Rock |
 Exploring the crevasses |
 View SE towards the Hudson |
 Laura and North-South Lake |
 North-South Lake (w/out Laura) |
 View west SW from Sunset Rock |
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 Popular spot |
 View NE from Lookout Rock |
 Hudson River Valley from Lookout Rock |
 View north of escarpment |
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 View NE from Newman's Ledge |
 View south |
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 Laura feeling a bit dizzy |
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 At Newman's Ledge |
 Climbing down |
 Waiting for slow hikers ahead (photo by Laura) |
 North Lake |
 Sign at Catskill Mountain House site |
 More graffit here! |
 View north from hotel site |
 View south |
 View east |
 At the top of Kaaterskill Falls |
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 Hikers below the top part of Kaaterskill Falls |
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 At the top of Kaaterskill Falls (photo by Laura) |
 Careful there! |
 View to the gorge |
 Upstream from the falls a bit (photo by Laura) |
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