Whoooooooosssshhhhhh

posted Aug 2, 2016
plotterkill waterfall after heavy rain 2016-August

The Plotterkill Preserve in Schenectady County has some formidable gorges and waterfalls that are impressive even without a lot of water flowing through them.

But after 3+ inches of rain over the span of 2-3 days?

Michele snapped the pic above Tuesday morning at the preserve. You can almost feel the whoooosshhh through the photo.

As we've mentioned a few times before, the Plotterkill is a fun place to hike, but it has some no-joke steep spots. So if you go, be sure to wear good shoes and play it safe.

(Thanks, Michele!)

Earlier on AOA:
+ You're New Here: Hiking
+ Waterfalls to explore this spring
+ Capital Region waterfall walks

tags: hiking, outside, Schenectady County

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