. The Catskill Mountains; . THK AND THE HOUSE AS SEEN FROM THE TRAIN. THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 99 the mighty chisehng of Nature in this great clove, nor evendivert the attention for a moment from the sublime and trans-cendant vastness of this scene. Here at the head of the canyonthe water plunges madly over the precipice i6o feet in height,and then descends by a series of cascades and rapids 1,200 feetmore in four miles, to Palenville, on its woodland way to theHudson. Halfway down, it is joined by the Kaaterskill streamwhich tumbles in from the lateral gorge on th
. The Catskill Mountains; . THK AND THE HOUSE AS SEEN FROM THE TRAIN. THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 99 the mighty chisehng of Nature in this great clove, nor evendivert the attention for a moment from the sublime and trans-cendant vastness of this scene. Here at the head of the canyonthe water plunges madly over the precipice i6o feet in height,and then descends by a series of cascades and rapids 1,200 feetmore in four miles, to Palenville, on its woodland way to theHudson. Halfway down, it is joined by the Kaaterskill streamwhich tumbles in from the lateral gorge on the left. It is notstrange, of course, that people love to linger here, as there aremany good hotels, large and small, just over the falls, and onthe massive slope of Mount Lincoln, which here towers 3,664feet in the air and forms the great south wall of the clove, sev-eral parks have been established. These will be seen mosteffectively soon after the train leaves the station. The first is. Sunset Park, above the falls, then follows Twilight and SantaCruz Parks with their many attractive cottages, casinos andclub houses, which together make a very extensive settlementhere in the woods in picturesque contrast to the unrivalledmountain setting. A summer home here, with housekeepingcares and fashion at the minimum, and Mrs. Grundy in abey-ance, must be, and is, highly enjoyable. As the train moves onward through this historic region,with the o-orge now on the right, vou will need to be alert to
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