Moon Guide to Hudson Valley and the Catskills is a nice introduction to the beautiful area of New York. The book starts with a nice introduction with Top 9 Experiences, Planning Your Trip, suggested Day Trips from New York City (with useful tips on utilizing subways), Cycling the Hudson River Valley (you can easily find local bike rentals if you don't have or bring your bike), Revolutionary War Routes for history lovers, Fun for Foodies, Contemporary Art (Indoors and Out), Fall Foliage Tours, and more. The middle chunk of the book is broken out by areas - Lower Hudson Valley, The Hudson Highlands, Mid-Hudson Valley and Southern Catskills, Western Catskills to the Delaware River, Upper Hudson Valley and the Northern Catskills, The Capital-Saratoga Region. Each section lists out suggested places to visit and restaurants to try followed by accommodations for each area and tips on getting around. At the back of the book you will find Essentials and Resources. Nice book. The only nitpick that I have with this guide is how they separate activities (like winter sports for example) from the town that was just discussed earlier in the chapter. So I was doing a lot of flipping back and forth. If you like to have everything listed town-by-town, this will bug you a bit.
This book was published in April 2019 so be sure to verify each location's hours and prices before heading out as a lot changed after Covid.
Title: Moon Guide - Hudson Valley and the Catskills
Author: Nikki Goth Itoi
ISBN: 978-1-64049-199-1
Pages: 330
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