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Mohonk Mountain House

Boiler room — Cleaver-Brooks firetube boilers at Mohonk Mountain House. New Paltz, NY.

Buoy rope in ice — Lake Mohonk. New Paltz, NY.

Butter dispenser — Butter for lobster dinner. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Butternut squash soup — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Fruit refresher — Mohonk Mountain House. New Paltz, NY.

Christmas decorations — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Eastern painted turtles — Eastern painted turtles (Chrysemys picta ssp. picta) on a log. Duck Pond, Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Deer — Mohonk Mountain House. New Paltz, NY.

Buffet — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Expansive grout holes — Holes in rock with white expansive grout. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Expansive grout — Remants of expansive grout used in splitting rocks. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Firewood — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Seared fish — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Swim dock in fog — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Water droplets inside ice — Frozen water droplets. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Summer house — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Gingerbread house — Gingerbread house with Tootsie-Roll roofing. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Waffle station — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Hallway — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Hiking path — Mohonk Mountain House. New Paltz, NY.

Lichen encased in ice — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Melting lake ice — Lake Mohonk, New Paltz, NY.

Mohonk Mountain House — Photograph of Mohonk Mountain House at McDonald’s. New Paltz, NY.

Mountain laurel — Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) growing on a rock face. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Beach in fog — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Lake Mohonk in winter — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Lake Mohonk with fog — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Dock at Lake Mohonk (B&W) — Dock at Lake Mohonk in fog. New Paltz, NY.

Mohonk Mountain House in evening — New Paltz, NY.

Lake Mohonk in winter — View of Lake Mohonk in winter. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Mohonk Mountain House — Viewed from Sky Top. New Paltz, NY.

Mohonk Mountain House — Reflection in Lake Mohonk. New Paltz, NY.

Path along Lake Mohonk — Mohonk Mountain House. New Paltz, NY.

Lake Shore Road — Mohonk Mountain House. New Paltz, NY.

Path with gazebo — Lake Shore Road, Mohonk Mountain House. New Paltz, NY.

Lake Shore Road — Mohonk Mountain House. New Paltz, NY., NY.

Ladder in rock scramble — Ladder in Lemon Squeeze rock scramble. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Rock scramble ladder — Ladder in Lemon Squeeze rock scramble. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Tree hit by lightning — Tree hit by lightning. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Tree hit by lightning — Tree hit by lightning. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

American bullfrog — American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus). In Duck Pond, Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Litter lessens beauty — Anti-littering sign at Mohonk Mountain House. New Paltz, NY.

Lobster dinner — Lobster dinner. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Lobster dinner — Lobster dinner. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Bow drill fire starter — Michael Ridolfo demonstrating firestarting technique. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Shawangunk Ridge — The Trapps. Exposed bedrock in Shawagunk Mountain range. Viewed from Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Eggs with shaved truffles — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Lake Mohonk dock — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Gardens in winter — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Summer house in winter — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Hallway — Hallway at Mohonk Mountain House. New Paltz, NY.

Lake Mohonk with ice — Reflection of Mohonk Mountain House. New Paltz, NY.

Mohonk Mountain House at night — New Paltz, NY.

Mohonk Mountain House — Christmas Day. New Paltz, NY.

Mohonk Mountain House — View from Sky Top. New Paltz, New York

Mohonk Mountain House — Rime frosted. New Paltz, NY.

Mohonk Mountain House — View from Sky Top. New Paltz, NY.

Mohonk Mountain House in fog

Mohonk Mountain House — View from Sky Top. New Paltz, NY.

Mohonk Mountain House — New Paltz, New York.

Mohonk Mountain House — New Paltz, NY.

Mohonk Mountain House — Christmas Eve. New Paltz, NY.

Mohonk Mountain House — Framed by rime-frosted pine tree. New Paltz, NY.

Mohonk Mountain House — New Paltz, NY.

Kitchen bustle — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Porte-cochère — Wisteria on porte-cochère, Mohonk Mountain House. New Paltz, NY.

Rocking chairs — Front porch. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Rocking chairs — Overlooking Lake Mohonk. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Rocking chairs — Side porch. Mohonk Mountain House. New Paltz, NY.

Squirrel with plates — Squirrel. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Stained glass with initials — Mohonk Lodge or Lake Mohonk. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Summer house on cliff — Mohonk Mountain House. New Paltz, NY.

Waffle station — Mohonk Mountain House. New Paltz, NY.

Ice on mossy rock — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

White moss — White moss (Leucobryum albidum), brocade moss (Hypnum imponens) and dusky fork-moss (Dicranum fuscescens). IDs tentative. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Needle ice — Needle ice that has lifted small pebbles. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Origami bird flock — Mohonk Mountain House. New Paltz, NY.

Talus field in fog — Shawangunk conglomerate. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Girl on girder — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Hallway furniture — Reading space inside Mohonk Mountain House. New Paltz, NY.

Rime-frosted tree — Mohonk Mountain House. New Paltz, NY.

Arrow in rock scramble — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Ladder in rock scramble — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

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Water on rocking chair — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Rocking chairs — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Surface roots — Exposed roots covered in pine needles. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Shawagunk talus field — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Sky Top on a cloudy day — Sky Top folly. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Sky Top — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Reservoir at Sky Top — Reservoir for Mohonk Mountain House fire sprinklers. New Paltz, NY.

Sky Top — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Sky Top — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Sky Top — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Summer house in fog — Summer house on Shawangunk conglomerate. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Summer house on Lake Mohonk — Summer house (Arthur’s Seat) overlooking Lake Mohonk. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Mohonk tea — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

The Trapps ridgeline — View of bedrock in Shawagunk Mountains from Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Snowy trail — Mohonk Mountain House. New Paltz, NY.

Trapps ridgeline — Viewed from Eagles Cliff, Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, NY.

Pine tree in fog — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Golden Malted waffle irons — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

Golden Malted waffles — Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.

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