White Birch and White Pine Logged  🖼️

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White Birch and White Pine Logged ...

You can see where they have clear cut this section, just above the hairpin turn. They took the wood they wanted, and left a lot of logging trash for critters to live in until a new forest grows on up.

Taken on Saturday August 28, 2010 at Ashland Pinnacle State Forest.

Map: Rome Sand Plains Unique Area

More about Ashland Pinnacle State Forest...

Ashland Pinnacle is the mountain next to Huntersfield Mountain in the northern most range of the Catskill Mountains. It is outside of Catskill Forest Preserve blue line, and as such much of it has been recently logged, offering good views of the Northern Catskill Mountains, accessible mostly by vehicle. It is 3,038 feet on its summit, with a truck trail crossing it col. Also, the Long Path crosses along most of the mountain ridge.

Photo: Bare Top of South Mountain
Photo: Hairpin Turn on DEC Truck Trail
Photo: Red Dirt Road
Photo: Kaaterskill High Peak and Other Mountains
Photo: Steenberg Mountain
Photo: South Mountain State Forest Sign
Photo: Long Path Along the Haul Road
Photo: Clear Cut Looking Into Schoharie Valley
Photo: South-West
Photo: Huntersfield Peaks in Distance

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