Backpacking the Windham High Peak – Blackhead Mountain Range loop makes a beautiful 2 to 3-day outing. Passing over 6-peaks and 3-subpeaks makes for a …
Backpacking the Windham – Blackhead Mountain Range Loop

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The Batavia Kill lean-to is situated near the Batavia Kill Trail in the Catskill Mountains. It is currently decommissioned and awaiting reconstruction.
Backpacking the Windham High Peak – Blackhead Mountain Range loop makes a beautiful 2 to 3-day outing. Passing over 6-peaks and 3-subpeaks makes for a …
As a kid, one of my most memorable experiences was camping. Living on Long Island, we did a lot of hiking and camping in Harriman …
Blackhead Mountain is a peak in the Catskill Mountains, more specifically in the Catskill’s Blackhead Range or Chain. When viewed from the Hudson Valley, the …
It’s been a while since I’ve been up in the Black Dome Valley. I read that the original Batavia Kill lean-to had been decommissioned and …
In the shadow of the big peaks that line the Black Dome Valley (aka Big Hollow Valley) in the Catskills sits Acra Point. This 3100′ peak is located just north …