On Sunday, Laura and I decided to hop in the car for a drive. We crossed over the ridge and jumped on Rt.209 heading North. We drove through a few back roads in the Stone Ridge, NY area, which was nice. I told Laura that I wanted to visit High Falls, NY, because we had driven through there before and I liked the area. It is tucked in the ridge, near some pretty historic things like the Depuy Canal House and the Old Stone Aqueduct.
Since I am a walking blog, I decided to take some photos…
This is one of those old signs that I love so much. Obviously, I like to take pictures of these things. This one desribes the “Old Depuy House.”
This is the Old Depuy House itself.
After walking around a little bit, we passed another old sign, the “Old Stone Aqueduct” one.
And this is the Old Stone Aqueduct, or part of it anyway. I am pretty organized aren’t I? I am not sure of the story behind this water system and the web didn’t offer too much. Perhaps someone can enlighten me.
We decided to eat because we were hungry. Laura knew of a Sushi place in the Depuy House because she had seen signs while passing by.
Here is the entrance to the restaurant. It was downstairs in the old wine cellar.
I secretly took some pictures from our table. This is what I love about the area…hidden little treasures like this as well as all the history. It’s not as historic as Europe, but I think it will do.
After we ate and left the restaurant, we walked around a bit. There was some sort of a yard sale going on with a bunch of tables. We strolled through. I kept thinking of my parents. They would’ve enjoyed it because they love browsing through these types of things. I also grabbed a few more pictures.
On the way out, we decided to take a road that is less traveled. We drove from High Falls to the entrance of the Mohonk Mountain House and then down to New Paltz. Above is a photo of the Catskill Mountains that I grabbed while driving up the hill.
I would say it was a pretty good day. Anything to get us out exploring the area when the sun is shining is a good day.
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Cool pictures! I like the wine basement restaurant. How was the sushi?
The restaurant was really cool. The sushi was nice and sweet, but I just wish the pieces were a little bigger. We also had this great plum wine that made me happy and Laura drunk.
Very nice! Thanks for visiting High Falls. I live between the little hamlet of High Falls and the Mohonk Mountain House. I own a 160 year old one room schoolhouse there. It’s a great place to visit – lots of history and beauty around there. Next time, be sure to visit the falls themselves – a littel stroll through the woods across from the Canal House. Here’s a little tidbit I just found out this weekend – when she was young, Leona Helmsley (born in High Falls) used to run a fabric store next to the Canal House on the corner of Mohonk and 213.
Will do. Thank you for the comment. We will be sure to visit the actual falls next time and I will post some photos.