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The top of the Hunter Mountain Ski Center.
Colonel's Chair.
Rip Van Winkle sculpture.
Lookout point by the Rip Van Winkle sculpture.
An information kiosk along the trail.
Signs to the trail.
Some of the path is shared with a dirt road.
Passing a radio tower.
Hikers must traverse a rooted and rocky path.
An excellent path for snowshoes in the winter.
Continue through the thick hemlocks.
The entrance to Colonels Chair path and Sprucetown Road.
Turn left on Sprucetown Road toward the fire tower.
First sight of the fire tower and ranger station.
The fire tower sits at the top of the second tallest peak in the Catskills, Hunter Mountain (4,039 ft).
Looking down at the ranger station.
Looking over the Catskills to the east.
Heading back down the tower steps.
The trail intersection behind the ranger station.

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