Saturday was a lovely fall day.  Mel and I went for a day hike up to the summit of Westkill Mountain in the Catskill Mountains.  We left early in the morning as it was almost a 2 hour drive.  When we left there was a thick fog covering downtown Albany.  By the time we got to the trailhead the fog was gone.

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Mel and I enjoyed a great day down in Woodstock, New York.  We started off the day with a hike to the summit of Overlook Mountain.  This is very fun hike, it’s about 5 miles round trip so it’s not too long.  It’s also not very difficult, basically fire roads almost all the way up.  At the summit there is a working fire tower which you are allowed to climb to the top.  You can enjoy terrific views from the summit as you are above all the trees.

Check out my previous post which shows a video I put together.  Below are some pictures from the day.  I will post more of when we were walking around town.

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I am back from my road trip to Dallas, stay tuned for a final write-up on that.  I had a great time driving down with my brother and helping him get settled in his new place.  I finished editing this video before I left but didn’t have a chance to post it before I left.  This was the first video I put together where I planned out the shots I wanted and roughed up a storyboard before I started shooting.

I had a great time filming and thoroughly enjoyed the hike.  The views from the top of the firetower were spectacular.  The firetower on Overlook Mountain is one of the few remaining firetowers left in the Catskills Mountains where hikers are still allowed to claim to the top.  From the top you have a great 360 degree view of other Mountain tops, Albany and can look in the general direction of New York City.

Overlook Mountain Hike 9-6-09 from Michael Holtzman on Vimeo.
Click the link above to watch in High Def.

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