We go a little bit later start today because Tracy was not feeling very well last night. By the end of the day, I think we decided he got my stomach flu that I tried so hard not to share...
Our first stop was McDonalds for breakfast and then we headed out to find some covered bridges and waterfalls northwest of where we were staying. It was an extremely frustrating day in that we kept hitting detours that weren't marked correctly and got us lost, NY roads that were not clearly marked and wind all over the place. It was a gorgeous day, though.
Luckily, we did find 5 covered bridges, 2 reservoirs, but no waterfalls.
Perrine Covered Bridge-154-foot long, single-span bridge, built in 1844 and restored in 1993, and crosses the Wallkill River:
Ashokan Reservoir- the reservoir is in the eastern end of the Catskill Park, and is one of several reservoirs created to provide the City of New York with water. It is New York City's 2nd deepest reservoir behind Pepacton, being over 190 feet (58.5 m) deep at its deepest.
Pretty colors in the Catskills:
Roundout Reservoir- part of New York City's water supply, it is located 75 miles northwest of the city in the Catskill Mountains, construction began in 1937 and ended in 1954:
Chestnut Covered Bridge or Grahamsville Covered Bridge- built in 1976 over the Chestnut Creek:
Halls Mills Covered Bridge- built in 1912 this historic town lattice truss crosses the Neversink River, this bridge has a short timber approach span, the main span is 119 feet (notice the lack of color/leaves on the trees...): 
Bendo Covered Bridge- the bridge is on Conklin Road and crossed the Willowemoc Creek, it has a 48 foot town lattice truss, built in 1860, the bridge was cut in half and moved to this location in 1913, it was originally located in Livingston Manor:
Livingston Manor Covered Bridge- this bridge is in a small park just NE of Livingston Manor, it is a single span town lattice truss with a laminated arch, it crosses the Willowemac Creek, the span length is 117 feet, it was built in 1860 : 
The house adjacent to the bridge is the homestead of Dr. John Mott, philanthropist, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and founder of the YMCA (it is one of these houses... wasn't sure which one...):
Beaverkill Covered Bridge- in Beaverkill State Park, the bridge is one span 98 feet long town lattice truss, built in 1865:
We stayed at the Andes Hotel in Andes, NY. It was a tavern, restaurant, and motel built in 1850. Our room was very large! We at a late dinner in the restaurant.
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