I was traveling back from Kaaterskill Falls by car on a cloudless night sky that shined a rising near full Moon.

New York State Route 23 runs from Central New York through the Catskills to the Massachusetts state line in the Berkshires. It crosses the Hudson River via the Rip Van Winkle Bridge.
Along the way it passes through some very scenic areas of the state.
This album shows photos from Route 23 and Route 23a.
I was traveling back from Kaaterskill Falls by car on a cloudless night sky that shined a rising near full Moon.
A silhouette of FDNY fire fighters raise the flag in the blowing wind on this day. This nice simple tribute can be found on the west side of Hunter along Route 23A.
Honoring Joseph Morabito of Haines Falls who was killed in Afghanistan.
“Art loved the Schohaire. Here he helped establish the first “Fish-For-Fun” area in New York State and secured many miles of public fishing rights.”
“Rip Lives! The story or Rip Van Winkle comes alive on the Mountaintop. 60 renditions of Rip in various disguises are spread along our country roads”.
Saint John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church located along Route 23A on Ukraine Road in the town of Jewett Center.
Currently two eateries are for-sale along Route 23 in Grand Gorge. The ‘Hitching Post Inn’ located on the east side and ‘Sundaes Restaurant & Dairy Freeze’ located on the west side of Grand Gorge.
Roadways, Bridges, Homes- Destruction from the Hurricane. Click on the first image below. Each image has a short description and are ordered to form a short narrative.
Re-Construction of Route 23 along Red Falls has been completed. Route 23 along Red Falls and Batiava Kill Creek was completely destroyed because of Irene.
A quick hike to the top of Pratt Rock from Route 23.
On August, 28. 2011, Hurricane Irene caused record flooding in Prattsville NY by the Schoharie Creek, causing major damage and destroying large areas of Prattsville.
On October 25, 2011 Delaware County of New York State received about 6 inches of snow. Photo below was taken along Route 23.
Prattsville NY: Photographs of Route 23 in Prattsville of the bridge that crosses Schoharie Creek.
Construction continues on the large washout of Route 23 near Prattsville.
From the blue blazed trail we then proceeded on a yellow marked trail. This trail took us to Sunset Rock and Inspiration Point.
A photograph analysis of similar photos taken at the same location many years apart. The top photo was taken in 2010 by CatskillSearch. The bottom photo was taken by Bob Wyer around the years of 1963/1964. The bottom image was
Construction continues in South Gilboa along Route 23. The original building which was a hardware store for many years burned to the ground after a vehicle crashed into it from Route 23. Past photos from the location. During construction the
The Army-Navy Surplus store is located in Grand Gorge, New York along Route 23.