Hike and Swim at North Lake

The group set out to hike north on the Escarpment Trail.
We noted the yellow and blue trail markers.
The few down into the valley was misty but tremendous
just the same.
The drop off is 2-3000 feet!

We stopped to enjoy the view and eat lunch at Sunset Rock.
Notice the great view of North/South Lake!

We met some artists there. The artists told us they
came from all over the world...Australia, Germany!
They were part of a multiyear symposium on the
Hudson River School of Art. Mr. Carrozza explained
that the first real American Art movement happened
here! Famous paintings by famous artists such as
Thomas Cole of Catskill and Frederic Church (Olana was
his house) were done right from this spot just like the
artists were doing today.

To get to Sunset Rock you could take a longer trail
or climb through this rock fissure!



After the hike we enjoyed the beach at North Lake.
We swam and played with the sand. We also relaxed
and talked.