Now I Understand! Now I understand why the Kaaterskill Falls have that name. Over two hundred people have fallen from that location over the years. :sm17:...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Now I understand why the Kaaterskill Falls have that name. Over two hundred people have fallen from that location over the years.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Those wet stones can be slippery if you're not careful.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

SteveR wrote:

Those wet stones can be slippery if you're not careful.

I've heard too many stories, sometimes in the newspapers, about people falling there. A friend hiked there a couple of weeks ago and fell a short distance - bruised by alive. I'll limit my visiting to online.

cahale Loc: San Angelo, TX

SteveR wrote:

Those wet stones can be slippery if you're not careful.

I suspect that the stones are simply slippery. Your care has nothing to do with it.

goofybruce

Jerry; Do you realize why most of the creeks, streams and brooks in New York, especially upstate, end with the letters "kill"? It is the old Dutch word for "creek, stream or brook." So Kaaterskill, is actually Kaater's Kill...named likely for a family with the last name Kaater, and Catskill today was probably "Cat's kill", likely named after the mountain "cats" found there. Down here in northern New Jersey, we have the Paulinskill (Paulin's Kill), the Wallkill and the Double Kill.... Up in the Albany area where I used to live/work there's lots more "kills"....

SteveR Loc: Michigan

jerryc41 wrote:

I've heard too many stories, sometimes in the newspapers, about people falling there. A friend hiked there a couple of weeks ago and fell a short distance - bruised by alive. I'll limit my visiting to online.

I know, Jerry, you're slipping another typo in on us!! Did miss a second?

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

SteveR wrote:

I know, Jerry, you're slipping another typo in on us!! Did miss a second?

I see you noticed the typo - just one this time. I'll have to stop doing that or people will think that I make mistakes occasionaly. 🤣

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

goofybruce wrote:

Jerry; Do you realize why most of the creeks, str... (show quote)

Yes, we have lots of "kills" around here.

ecblackiii Loc: Maryland

jerryc41 wrote:

Now I understand why the Kaaterskill Falls have that name. Over two hundred people have fallen from that location over the years.

elee950021 Loc: New York, NY

jerryc41 wrote:

Yes, we have lots of "kills" around here.

Here's an old story from 1996 about PETA, the animal rights group, that wanted the NY State town of Fishkill to change its name because of the "kill" suffix. They claimed it conjured up the imagery of violence, etc. Little did they know that "kill" was Dutch, as we know, for "stream" and used in many towns' names in the Northeastern area.

What a bunch of idiots! See: http://edition.cnn.com/US/9609/06/fishy.name/

Be well! Ed

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

elee950021 wrote:

Here's an old story from 1996 about PETA, the animal rights group, that wanted the NY State town of Fishkill to change its name because of the "kill" suffix. They claimed it conjured up the imagery of violence, etc. Little did they know that "kill" was Dutch, as we know, for "stream" and used in many towns' names in the Northeastern area.

What a bunch of idiots! See: http://edition.cnn.com/US/9609/06/fishy.name/

Be well! Ed

It seems that all PETA does is complain. Literally!

Old Coot

jerryc41 wrote:

Now I understand why the Kaaterskill Falls have that name. Over two hundred people have fallen from that location over the years.

Read the book “ Death in Yosemite “ you will be surprised at how many have died in the past and also the mistakes they made.

mindzye Loc: WV

jerryc41 wrote:

It seems that all PETA does is complain. Literally!

Why would People Eating Tasty Animals complain?

Maybe 'cause they don't cook any better than me??

JBRIII

US and World Report magazine listed deaths by sport many years ago. Downhill skiing was in the top ten, but hiking in the mountains was either #1 or 2 as I remember, not mountain climbing which was much lower. Then, as here, I read how many died each year at just Skyline Drive, hiking over water falls. Many skiers die skiing out of bounds, but around 30/yr at resorts, I believe, trees really get revenge by jumping in front of skiers and boarders.

In New Zealand, my wife and I signed up for what we thought was kayaking?, but was Canyoning, which is climbing up to the top of a waterfall and repelling down the falls, longest single repel was 300' I believe. We were in our 60's, not sure anyone else was even 30.