Download or read book The Catskill Mountains Pine Hill and Summit Mountain written by Howard Crosby and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-02-25 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Download or read book The Catskill Mountains Pine Hill and Summit Mountain Classic Reprint written by J. Z. Butler and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-12-22 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Catskill Mountains, Pine Hill and Summit Mountain First - As TO the region, and its special attractions and advantages - Every frequented locality, both of the Northern and Southern Catskills, has much to commend it to the tourist and the Summer sojourner. But, after considerable experience and a fair knowledge of other sections, my judgment is clear that no other region combines so many advantages as the vicinity of Pine Hill and the Summit Mountain, in the vital matters of pure atmosphere, of widely extended, richly diversified and beautiful views, and of variety in the means of invigoration and enjoyment. For purity of atmosphere it cannot be sur passed, since it lies in the heart of the mountain mass, so that the breezes from every quarter sweep over twenty to thirty miles of lofty and wooded hills. A simple statement as to the relative position of the included and outlying hills will indicate the character of the views and the variety of possible excursions. The hill above and west of the Village, which has many stumps of the great pines that gave name to the place, is itself an extended spur of the Belle Ayr Mountain. At its lowest elevation, where the railroad passes, it is feet; it then rises into Summit Mountain, feet above the sea level. Both Hill and Mountain form a watershed, dividing the small streams, which find their way on either side to the distant Delaware or the nearer Hudson. The Summit Mountain, too, less than three-quarters of a mile in length by an eighth in breadth, stands entirely apart. In a quadrangle of loftier mountains, affording from its top a view of almost unequalled beauty, reaching, with unintercepted vision, from five to twenty miles in every direcuon. More than this, its peculiar position in relation to the deep valleys on either side, together With the many diverse lines and angles of eight dis tinct mountain masses, outlying in as many directions, change the view at almost every step, holding an appreciative observer in a constant charm and as the grouping of hill, and vale, and mountain is thus alwavs shifting, the corresponding harmonious changes of light and shadow in the sky add their varied beauty to the vision. Beside the many easily accessible hill-points, with their attraction, there are brook-courses, and shaded ravines. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Catskill Mountains Pine Hill and Summit Mountain written by Howard Crosby and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-02-25 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Download or read book Catskill Mountains written by Ulster & Delaware Railroad and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catskill Mountains the Most Picturesque Mountain Region on the Globe written by Ulster & Delaware Railroad and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Catskill Mountains Sketched from Nature written by H. Schile and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-04-19 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Download or read book Making Mountains written by David Stradling and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2009-11-23 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over two hundred years, the Catskill Mountains have been repeatedly and dramatically transformed by New York City. In Making Mountains, David Stradling shows the transformation of the Catskills landscape as a collaborative process, one in which local and urban hands, capital, and ideas have come together to reshape the mountains and the communities therein. This collaboration has had environmental, economic, and cultural consequences. Early on, the Catskills were an important source of natural resources. Later, when New York City needed to expand its water supply, engineers helped direct the city toward the Catskills, claiming that the mountains offered the purest and most cost-effective waters. By the 1960s, New York had created the great reservoir and aqueduct system in the mountains that now supplies the city with 90 percent of its water. The Catskills also served as a critical space in which the nation's ideas about nature evolved. Stradling describes the great influence writers and artists had upon urban residents - especially the painters of the Hudson River School, whose ideal landscapes created expectations about how rural America should appear. By the mid-1800s, urban residents had turned the Catskills into an important vacation ground, and by the late 1800s, the Catskills had become one of the premiere resort regions in the nation. In the mid-twentieth century, the older Catskill resort region was in steep decline, but the Jewish "Borscht Belt" in the southern Catskills was thriving. The automobile revitalized mountain tourism and residence, and increased the threat of suburbanization of the historic landscape. Throughout each of these significant incarnations, urban and rural residents worked in a rough collaboration, though not without conflict, to reshape the mountains and American ideas about rural landscapes and nature.
Download or read book Catskill Mountains Ulster Delaware R R and Connections written by and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Catskill Mountains Sketched from Nature written by H. Schile and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-04-19 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Download or read book Enjoying the Catskills written by Arthur C. Mack and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beauty and charm of this useful book is that it helps you discover the true dimensions of the real Catskill Mountains. Enjoying the Catskills is the only book about the region that reveals such a diversity of enchantments and attractions awaiting your enjoyment. Each page unlocks a storehouse of riches. Here is a wealth of information for everyone, whether you are a visitor or a resident of the area. The book is more than a guide. Intermingled with legend and glimpses of history and famous characters are vital facts on a wide range of subjects, all conveniently arranged for easy reading and reference. These include geology, wildlife, hiking, camping, fishing, hunting, motoring, wilderness areas, canoeing, ski touring, and many others.
Download or read book Hudson River Panorama written by Tammis K. Groft and published by Albany Institute of History and Art. This book was released on 2009-11-04 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-Winning Finalist in the Best Cover Design category of the "Best Books 2010" Awards sponsored by USA Book News The majestic power and rich history of the Hudson River are on unparalleled display in this beautifully illustrated volume. Hudson River Panorama: A Passage through Time commemorates Henry Hudson's 1609 exploration of the river that bears his name, and tells the remarkable story of the people, events, and ideas that have shaped this magnificent region. Featuring an essay by renowned historian John R. Stilgoe and hundreds of artworks, artifacts, interactive displays, and rare archival documents from the Albany Institute's renowned collections, Hudson River Panorama explore the influential force that the Hudson has had on our region, including settlement, agricultural cultivation, industrial growth, tourism, and the cultural prominence of the region's talented and creative artists, writers, architects, and landscape gardeners. Five major themes connect the many agricultural, industrial, and cultural influences of this historic waterway: o Community and Settlement oNatural History and Environment oTransportation oTrade, Commerce, and Industry oCulture and Symbol Hudson River Panorama promises a stimulating and enjoyable look at one of America's great rivers and the people and history it helped to shape.
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Download or read book Rider s Catskill Mountain Boarding house Directory and Travelers Guide written by Charles H. Rider and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-05-03 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Download or read book The Catskill Mountains and the Region Around written by Charles Rockwell and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
