Shandaken Dog Park and Agility Center.
just off the Byway commemorating noted barnstorming aviator Basil Rowe, who was born in the Hollow. Trampers can find lovely state-maintained trails up Fox Hollow and Peck Hollow which are accessible from the Byway proper at Allaben. But a few times a year, flows are high enough to attract white water kayakers to ride the frothy creek. Flows fluctuate depending on operational needs of the city water system. Watch the water rush beneath Route 28 and into the Esopus. Right next to the Byway, not far from the Shandaken Town Hall, water shoots down a concrete channel from an opening in the side of the mountain known as “The Portal.” A large brass plaque at the small parking area here explains that this is the outlet of the Shandaken Tunnel which brings water 18 miles beneath the mountain from the City’s Schoharie Reservoir and deposits it into the Esopus Creek, which carries it to the Ashokan Reservoir and from there to thirsty millions downstate. Visit Allaben/Shandaken’s page Allaben is a cluster of buildings and a great big hole in the ground. The entire village was auctioned in 1939, but most of the original homes and buildings still stand. A bit further up the Route 42 arm of the Byway is this historic community, founded in 1863 by the Chichester family as a factory town for the workers at their chair factory. Enjoy the quiet and tranquility of a true forest sojourn. This State campground near the end of Woodland Valley Road is a jumping off point for a strenuous hike to Slide Mountain, highest in the Catskills. Site of the main stage of the Festival of the Voice, this mid-town park features a playground, basketball court and access to the Tanbark Trail, a hike that rewards experienced climbers with fabulous views of Phoenicia and surrounding mountains.
The museum also hosts periodic concerts by established and rising musical stars. This former U&D depot contains photographs and exhibits of a time when Phoenicia was a busy railroad center, with east-west trains carrying passengers and freight, and a narrow gauge spur line taking tourists into the high peaks region of Greene County. World renowned performers of opera, jazz, ethnic, roots, sacred and many other musical styles make Phoenicia the summertime destination of choice. If you’re a music lover, you’ll find yourself in heaven during five special days in August, when the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice transforms the hamlet into a celebration of song of all sorts. Come in spring to fish, or in autumn to marvel at the foliage in a drive up Route 212, aka the Stony Clove, a glorious arm of the Byway. Visit in the summertime when busloads of happy tubers are ferried by local liveries to and from launch sites to float down the twisty Esopus Creek. Voted one of the top ten cool towns in the US in 2011 by readers of Budget Travel, Phoenicia is a hotbed of creativity – its shops, restaurants, inns and galleries reflect imagination and joie de vive. Visit Phoenicia’s page Want to see what one of the coolest small towns in America’ looks like? Come to Phoenicia and feel the vibe. Wildlife watchers along the Esopus Creek are often rewarded with sightings of bald eagles, great blue herons, deer, black bear and other critters who make their homes from Mount Tremper to the north and Mount Pleasant and Romer Mountain to the south.Walk the half-mile nature trail and explore the sculpture park. Orient yourself within the 700,000-acre Catskill Park and Forest Preserve and find out about the natural, recreational, cultural, agricultural and historical resources of the region. Maurice Hinchey Catskill Interpretive Center.The tradition of warm Catskill Mountain hospitality continues at the many lodging facilities doing business in this area today. With the coming of the railroad in 1870, inns and hotels were established and farmhouses were converted to summer boarding houses to capture the tourist trade. Lie on the floor or stand against the wall, look up, and prepare to be dazzled.įarming, quarrying and lumbering once held sway in these sister hamlets, where the Beaverkill meets the Esopus Creek. Through the use of projected moving images, the world’s largest kaleidoscope at the Emerson resort complex replicates the traditional hand-held cylinder of rotating pieces of colored glass. Look for the big red silo (56 feet tall, 38 feet across, it was once part of the Risely farm here), and step into what may be the most colorful experience on the Byway. Pleasant page Where would you least expect to find the world’s largest kaleidoscope? Pleasant, Phoenicia, Chichester, Allaben/Shandaken, Big Indian/ Oliverea, Pine Hill and Highmount.
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