43. Thacher: Indian Ladder πͺ
830 Thacher Park Rd, Voorheesville, NY 12186
The legendary Indian Ladder trail. π
To climb the cliff, the Indians felled a tall tree against the rock wall and trimmed back the branches. Early settlers named this tree the βIndian Ladder.β πͺ
Watch out β οΈ for falling rocks and people throwing things off the top cliff.
The sign in photo # 18 says:
Although most newts are aquatic, the red-spotted newt has a land stage during which its larvae form into efts, or juvenile red-spotted newts. These red efts stay on land until they return to the water for their adult stage. Look for red efts along the trail when the ground is wet after a rainstorm.
No newt π¦π§ spotted here (too dry) unlike in Post # 32 (2026-09-21) at Plotter Kill.
28 pics:
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6 - vista π
7 - memorial plaque π§βπ¬
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19 - majestic view π
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21 - behind a cascading curtain of water π¦
22 - rock face πΏ
23 - Tory hideout π₯·
24 - Tory hideout π₯·
25 - very neat alcove π―
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28 - exiting....
