For the last day of hiking and traveling the Catskills, the weather cleared up and we finally had one of these brisk but clear sunny fall days that make the colors stand out. We hiked – like many others that day – the short path to the foot of the Kaaterskill double-section waterfall and then made a very leisurely stroll across the ledges above North-South Lakes a short distance away.

I hope the Kaaterskill photo is particularly enjoyable, as the space at the viewing platform is really limited and you typically would not be able to get this perspective photographed easily – it is in fact a DRI-panorama composite comprising 12 pictures originally that were merged.

Hiking the ledges near Sunset and Inspiration Point, North-South Lake, Hunter, New York, USA

Kaaterskill Creek just below the Falls, Hunter, New York, USA

Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) in its tree habitat, Catskills, New York, USA

Panorama of Kaaterskill Falls, Hunter, Catskills, New York, USA