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Cold Catskills: Dressing for Winter Adventures

by: Jeff Vincent of Catskill Mountain Wild

© J.N. Urbanski

© J.N. Urbanski

With winter approaching, we’ll start to see more and more ill-prepared hikers in the Catskills. It’s important to know the right clothing to wear and special gear you may need on a cold weather trip.

Your clothing should be broken down into three basic layers: a base layer, an insulating layer and a top layer that will protect you from the elements.

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Daily Catskills: 08/03/15

85F by the afternoon, hot and humid with multifarious cloud cover. Thunder and the barest sprinkle of rain at 3.30pm.

© J.N. Urbanski 3.50pm

© J.N. Urbanski 3.50pm

Evening Catskills: 07/17/15 8pm

Warm at sunset with a few drops of rain evidence of a storm brewing.

© J.N. Urbanski 8pm

© J.N. Urbanski 8pm