Plotterkill Preserve, Schenectady
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 12:05 am
My foot felt enough better today that I just had to get out and snowshoe for a few hours. Went over to the Plotterkill Preserve and finally managed to get in and photograph the icefalls.
Trip report, with pictures
Lower Plotterkill Falls:

Lower Plotterkill Falls by ke9tv, on Flickr
Rynex Kill Falls, pockmarked by the crampons and tools of the ice climbers:

Rynex Kill Falls by ke9tv, on Flickr
View from the lip of Upper Plotterkill Falls:

Looking down the gorge by ke9tv, on Flickr
The avalanche scar on the south side of the gorge:

Plotterkill avalanche by ke9tv, on Flickr
Trip report, with pictures
Lower Plotterkill Falls:

Lower Plotterkill Falls by ke9tv, on Flickr
Rynex Kill Falls, pockmarked by the crampons and tools of the ice climbers:

Rynex Kill Falls by ke9tv, on Flickr
View from the lip of Upper Plotterkill Falls:

Looking down the gorge by ke9tv, on Flickr
The avalanche scar on the south side of the gorge:

Plotterkill avalanche by ke9tv, on Flickr