ニューヨーク・タイムズのインスタグラム(nytimes) - 8月17日 02時40分

In the age of Instagram, this waterfall is deadly. The last 4 people who died at Kaaterskill Falls in the Catskills were taking or posing for pictures. Now New York State is taking steps to make the site safer. #KaaterskillFalls, about 110 miles north of Manhattan, is misty and tranquil in times of low rainfall but can become thunderous and fierce for days after a heavy rain. At 230 feet, the combined drop of its upper and lower tiers is higher than Niagara Falls. Forest rangers estimate the falls see 100,000 visitors a year — a tenfold increase from a quarter century ago. But long before Kaaterskill Falls were Instagram-famous, they were famous-famous. Hudson River School painters like Thomas Cole and Frederic Church made the site, and the whole region, a sensation in the 1800s. 3 large hotels hosted tourists close to the falls well into the 1900s. But the flood of tourists slowed to a trickle as vacationers found new destinations. Today, the Department of Environmental Conservation is doing everything it can to provide a safe experience at the falls. “We’ve got rangers and staff there who can help to guide people in the right direction,” said Basil Seggos, the department’s commissioner. He added: “Stay on the trail; wear the right footwear; don’t wear flip flops.” @piotr_redlinski took this video of the falls while on #nytassignment in the Catskills. Visit the link in our profile to read more.

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