What I did on my fall vacation....
So, just back from the Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, NY. Yes, the
place looks just like the picture in my post from last Friday.
Absolutely amazing, actually. Here's the mini-short-capsule review:
The hiking, golfing and other outdoor activities are unparalleled. I'm
not a big hiker, historically, but the trails are great, especially the
hike to "Skytop," a monument built to the founder of Mohonk Mountain
House in the 1920s. It's on a peak about 1,500 feet high, and from it,
they say you can see six different states. I don't know, I got up there
and expected to see a bunch of dotted lines and labels..."New York,"
"New Jersey," "Vermont"....I just couldn't see it. ;-)
In any event, we were outside hiking around for most of our stay. And
that's a good thing, since our room reflected the fact that the place
was probably built close to 100 years ago. It wasn't dirty or too run
down, but it was old in style and the bathroom gave a whole new meaning
to the term water closet (actually, two different closets: bath and
toilet in the door to the right, sink in the door on the left.
Really!). The food was largely a disappointment.
On balance, if you want a great place to spend the day hiking and doing
outside stuff, I recommend you go as a day visitor. Otherwise, plan on
brushing your teeth in the closet to your left.
8:25:31 PM 
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