We are exploring the Catskills and I am loving it! There are climbs here that make you work for it. It feels good to be back on respectively sized mountains again. We hiked to Windham High Peak via the Escarpment trail in the Elm Ridge Wild Forest. This hike is fairly straight forward without any rock scrambles; however, as you get closer to the peak, the mountain does get pretty steep. There are a few ledges at the summit with views out over the Hudson Valley and on the opposite side looking towards Blackhead, Black Dome and Thomas Cole mountains in the Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness. Windham High Peak tops out at 3,524’ elevation, and there’s a geo tag on the summit. It was a great workout today! I look forward to more of these hikes and seeing more of these beautiful Catskill mountains. They’re just about a 2 hour drive from NYC.

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