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Trailhead off of Lake Road.
Trail entrance.
Slow ascent at the beginning.
Continuing up the northern mountain face.
The trail ascends more rapidly.
Sighting the summit and fire tower.
The 90-foot Stissing Fire Tower.
The 90-foot Stissing Fire Tower.
Climb the stairs to the top.
Climb the stairs to the top.
The open and windy fire tower lookout.
Thompson Pond, below.
The Catskill Mountains to the west.
The Catskill Mountains to the west.
Farming on the flat lands.
The Taconic Mountains to the east.