09-20-2019: Catskill NY

Recently, I've taken to walking through the centers of towns and villages in my areas. It's a far different feel than walking backroads and highways, and gives me a better appreciation for the human aspect of a place. Last Friday I walked through downtown Catskill NY, the largest town in Greene County and by far the most built-up area I've yet walked. I found the hustle of the town of 10,000 to be unexpectedly enjoyable, a far cry from the dead mountain towns to which I'm more accustomed. As such, most of this post consists of pictures of buildings, unlike the landscapes I usually take, although some images from a Saturday drive through eastern Otsego County are included at the end.

Historical marker that the Uncle Sam bridge, the last bridge before the Catskill Creek flows into the Hudson River.

This unused structure along the Catskill is one of the tallest buildings in Greene County.

Looking upstream on the Catskill Creek from the bridge.

An interesting statue located in a memorial park in town.

View of the Catskill municipal building and police station.

A more distant view of the park above is overlaid with countless power lines.

This World War One monument, one of many in the area, is located outside the county court building.

This ornate old church building today finds use as a fitness center.

This 19th-century building is older than the bank that currently occupies it.

The First Reformed Church is one of the area's oldest still-operating churches.

View of the Greene County Courthouse. Renevations some years ago increased security and heavily altered the building.

A more oblique view reveals the building's dome and flag, and the monument seen above.

Looking west down Bridge Street where it crosses the Catskill.

A farm sits among early autumn colors in Maryland NY.

The unnamed hills of Otsego County dwarf the sizable cattle that graze on their slopes.

Colors and an afternoon boater on Warren Lake in Herkimer County, NY.