. The Catskill Mountains; . ir baggage, now fades away asthe brakes are released and the hissing locomotives plungeboldly into the Imal climb. The air-line distance to the summitis not over half-a-mile, but there are 22b feet to climb and thetrack curves sharply around the arcs of a double horseshoe forthree times that distance. You see the engines laboringheavily as they almost double up on the train, and the frontend of the coach is visibly higher than the rear. But whilewatching these novel features of modern engineering, dontforget to look backward down the valley, for the view fromthis mo
. The Catskill Mountains; . ir baggage, now fades away asthe brakes are released and the hissing locomotives plungeboldly into the Imal climb. The air-line distance to the summitis not over half-a-mile, but there are 22b feet to climb and thetrack curves sharply around the arcs of a double horseshoe forthree times that distance. You see the engines laboringheavily as they almost double up on the train, and the frontend of the coach is visibly higher than the rear. But whilewatching these novel features of modern engineering, dontforget to look backward down the valley, for the view fromthis mountain breastwork is charming indeed. At length vouwill note that the motors are breathing more freely and steadilyas the Summit is approached. While the whistle sounds, therewill be time to admire the handsome cottages in HighmountPark on the right, and perhaps some of the hotels and summerhomes on the Belle Ayre slope to the left. But you have nowreached the summit of The Ulster & Delaware track, i,88q feetabove THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 63
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