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weather means sunbathing and lounging near the gazebo and the small stream
that runs along the property; any time is good for relaxing at the full-service spa.
In winter, skiers should head further north, where Rtes 23 and 23A lead you to
with challenging runs and a 1600ft vertical drop. Nearby is
Kaaterskill Falls
, the
highest falls in New York and once popularized and idealized in paintings by Tho-
mas Cole and Asher Durand. The most traveled trail starts near a horseshoe curve
in Rte 23A; park the car in a turnout just up the road, cross to the other side and
walk back down behind a guardrail. What you see from here is only Bastion Falls;
it's a not very strenous hike a little more than three-quarters of a mile up to the
r Mon-Fri $150, Sat & Sun $200, all incl breakfast; )
in Tannersville is set on a hill and
evokes an Adirondack 'great camp.' Check out
Last Chance Cheese
(6009 Main St,
Tannersville; mains $9-20; 11am-midnight Fri-Sun)
, an independently minded Tannersville
institution with an overstuffed counter displaying gourmet cheeses, chocolates,
candies and three hundred varieties of beer.
Perhaps the most scenic drive in the region is the 7-mile stretch of Platte Clove
Rd/Rte 16 (also signposted as 'Plattecove Mtn Rd') between Tannersville and
Woodstock. It's white-knuckle driving through a narrow and steep valley with a
1200ft elevation change (sometimes no guardrail; no trucks or buses allowed;
closed November to April).
Woodstock & Around
Shorthand for free love, free expression and the political ferment of the 1960s, world-
famous
Woodstock
today still wears its counterculture tie-dye in the form of healing
centers, art galleries, cafes and an eclectic mix of aging hippies and young Phish-fan
types. The famous 1969 Woodstock music festival, though, actually occurred in Bethel.
Overlooking Woodstock's town square, actually in front of the bus stop, is the
Village
Green B&B
( 845-679-0313;
www.villagegreenbb.com
; 12 Tinker St; r incl breakfast $135;
)
, a three-story Victorian with comfortable rooms. Housed in an elegantly restored
farmhouse half a mile southeast of the town square,
Cucina
(
845-679-9800; 109 Mill Hill
Rd; mains $18;
5am-late, from 11am Sat & Sun)
does sophisticated seasonal Italian fare and
thin-crust pizzas.
Saugerties
, just 7 miles east of Woodstock, is not nearly as quaint and feels by com-
parison like the big city, but the
Saugerties Lighthouse
( 845-247-0656;
www.saugertieslighthouse.com
; r $165-180)
offers a truly romantic and unique place to lay
your head. The picturesque 1869 landmark is located on a small island in the Esopus
