Catskills
Upstate resort mountains
The Catskills are a mountainous region in southeastern New York State, part of the Appalachian uplift.
Long a retreat from New York City, the area became famous for its resorts—particularly the Jewish resort hotels of the mid-twentieth century, known as the Borscht Belt, which launched many comedians' careers.
We spent summers in the Catskills.
Catskills Jewish resort region
- ConcordUnity or famous places
- summer campsResidential youth programs outdoors
- comediansPerformers who provoke laughter
- honeymoonNewlyweds' celebratory vacation
all-inclusive · entertainment · nightclubs · golf courses · swimming pools · Dirty Dancing · nostalgia · heyday
Tall elevated landmasses
- peaksHighest points attained
- Hudson ValleyNew York river region
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- valleysLow areas between hills
cloves · hollows · ridges · Delaware River · watersheds · gorges · waterfalls · elevation
Recreational trail walking
- trailsMarked outdoor paths
- forestsDensely treed land areas
- hemlockPoisonous umbellifer or conifer
- birchPale deciduous hardwood
wildlife · black bears · deer · trout · fly-fishing · streams · deciduous · hardwoods
American Romantic landscape tradition
- paintersThose who apply pigment
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- WoodstockLandmark 1969 music festival
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
musicians · writers retreat · galleries · crafts · pottery · glassblowing · studios · creative
Snow sport on runners
- WindhamNew England place name
- snowboardingDescending slopes on single board
- tubingHollow cylindrical conduit
- zip-liningPulley-assisted aerial traverse
rock climbing · kayaking · swimming holes · summer rentals · weekend getaway · cabins · glamping · festivals
Borscht Belt
Catskills Jewish resort region
- ConcordUnity or famous places
- summer campsResidential youth programs outdoors
- comediansPerformers who provoke laughter
honeymoon · all-inclusive · entertainment · nightclubs · golf courses · swimming pools · Dirty Dancing · nostalgia · heyday · decline
mountains
Tall elevated landmasses
- peaksHighest points attained
- Hudson ValleyNew York river region
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
valleys · cloves · hollows · ridges · Delaware River · watersheds · gorges · waterfalls · elevation · foothills
hiking
Recreational trail walking
birch · wildlife · black bears · deer · trout · fly-fishing · streams · deciduous · hardwoods · wilderness
Hudson River School
American Romantic landscape tradition
- paintersThose who apply pigment
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- WoodstockLandmark 1969 music festival
counterculture · musicians · writers retreat · galleries · crafts · pottery · glassblowing · studios · creative · bohemian
skiing
Snow sport on runners
- WindhamNew England place name
- snowboardingDescending slopes on single board
- tubingHollow cylindrical conduit
zip-lining · rock climbing · kayaking · swimming holes · summer rentals · weekend getaway · cabins · glamping · festivals · Woodstock
- mountainsmountain, peaks, peak, summit, summits
- American LandformsGrand Canyon, Rocky Mountains, Rockies, Appalachian Mountains, Appalachians
- East CoastAtlantic coast, mid-Atlantic, Eastern Seaboard, New York City, NYC
- Eastern U.S.Appalachians, Blue Ridge Mountains, Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic coast, Piedmont
- mountain rangesAlps, Andes, Himalayas, Rockies, Pyrenees
- New York AreasManhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Long Island
CatskillsHamptons
Exclusive Long Island beaches
Newport · Martha's Vineyard · Cape Cod · Palm Beach · Nantucket
CatskillsGreat Plains
Central North American grassland
Florida · Mississippi Delta · Texas Panhandle · Death Valley · Mojave Desert
- Catskill MountainsNew York mountain range