On the hills south of NY 165 between Decatur and Roseboom in rural Otsego county is the 1,749 acre Bear Swamp State Forest. The center point of state forest is Bear Swamp Pond which is popular fishing destination. Remote and hilly, there are no developed trails or campsites besides a path down to lake.
https://andyarthur.org/decatur-state-forest
http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/102478.html
Just a brief comparison of this village over the years.
I wondered if part of Interstate 88 was the old carriageway for NY 28 but looking at this 1943 topographic map it's not. Instead they extended NY 28 down to Interstate to make it easier to access Cooperstown.
There were a lot of people in Cooperstown today so I only spent a brief time here with my mask on before leaving town.
Taken on Saturday October 17, 2020 at Cooperstown, New York.
