Catskill Mountains

Devil’s Path Hiking Trail

The Devil's Path is a hiking trail in the Greene County section of the Catskill Mountains, sometimes described as one of the more challenging trails. It extends 24.2 miles, gaining 9,000 feet over seven peaks, a low of 2,220 ft at Stoney Clove Notch between Hunter and Plateau Mountains and a high of 3,800 feet on West Kill Mountain.

Ashokan Reservior 1903 Overlay

Ashokan Reservior 1903 Overlay

Lately I've been fascinated by the lost communities that were demolished for reservoirs both hydroelectric and water supply. Today we look at the Ashokan Reservoir that was built over the communities of West Shokan, Broadhead and West Hurley. 

Walton 1948

Before the Pepacon and Walton reserviors in the Western Catskill Mountains.

NYC DEP Lands – Year of Acquistion

NYC DEP Lands - Year of Acquistion

Catskill Weather was asking if I could make up a map of lands that the NYC Department of Environmental Protection - Water Division had acquired in the Catskill Mountains over the past twenty years. I had my doubts, but then I found out that Greene County had hosted on their county REST/services a copy of the NYC DEP map. It's a few years out of date but still an interesting visualization.