Taconic Trail 🗺️
About Taconic Trail ....
The Taconic Trail (NY Route 2) winding up it's way over the Taconic Crest into Massachusetts. The south-west corner of Vermont is in the upper west corner of this image - you can add state lines to see in greater detail. I've always kind of liked that little run-down homestead up in the shadow of the mountain as you start to climb this rather rough road. Much of the wild land in his photo is either the Taconic Ridge State Forest or the lands of Williams College.
Helpful Hint: While I suggest you look on blog for a downloadable PDF Map, you should be able to print or save this map by clicking the print button on the map above.
Data Sources
Road Trip to Coal Country by Nate Matthews - You can download the KMZ File used in creation of this map.
NY Aerial (2020) - High-resolution aerial photography from NYSGIS, photos taken with leaves off in spring time between the years 2016-2020. NYSGIS. WMS Service: https://orthos.its.ny.gov/ArcGIS/services/wms/Latest/MapServer/WMSServer, Layer: 0,1,2,3
3DEP Elevation Hillshade. LIDAR and legacy USGS DRG Topo Derived hillshades used as a background. DEM - WMS Service: https://elevation.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/services/3DEPElevation/ImageServer/WMSServer, Layer: 3DEPElevation:Hillshade Gray
Full List of WMS and ArcMap Services - CSV Spreadsheet with all web map services currently used on the blog.
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