One Clovewood in High Falls
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Car: Necessary
We love the convenient access to all the hiking/biking trails, swimming and rock climbing in Mohonk Preserve and Minnewaska State Park. We also enjoy a bountiful selection of local food--both farmer's markets and restaurants and visiting the local towns on both sides of the Hudson.
Owner info
Year Purchased: 2006
About the owner: I'm a former magazine editor and my husband is a professor of mathematics at New York City College of Technology. We live in Fort Greene, Brooklyn with our boys, 6 & 9--which we love (the neighborhood I mean--oh and the kids too). But we appreciate our urban life all the more because we can get away. When in High Falls, we turn the gang loose and let them collect bugs; build labyrinths in the woods and roam the Preserve on their bikes. We hope (and believe!) you'll love our getaway as much as we do.
Why the Owner Chose High Falls, NY, USA:
We became attached to the area in 1999, when we started traveling up together for a day of rock climbing. Two years later we were scouring local real estate ads. We looked for 22 months and were about to throw in the towel when we stumbled on the contemporary low-maintenance home we'd been seeking. It felt secluded, yet close to the preserve and friends in High Falls, New Paltz and Rosendale. So in spring of 2006 we purchased our place ONE CLOVEWOOD.
The Unique Benefits at this House:
We like the comfort, openness and easiness of this house. It's hidden enough to feel like a weekend retreat. Yet it provides central access to all that we love in the area.
We come up with the kids to hike, bike, swim, fish, cook and relax and bbq with friends. The area offers so much of natures best that it's often hard to believe it's just 2 hours from NYC. Our giant tulip trees are home to orioles, finches and woodpeckers and owls. Our land also offers habitat to deer, woodchucks, frogs, a red fox--and one time even a black bear, to say nothing of our neighbors' free-ranging chickens! The house sits on several acres (as do others in the area), and the quiet is a nice antidote to the bustle of city life. Biking from the cliffs in the preserve back to our house, is a family favorite, there are carriage trails and gravel roads for all but about 1/4 mile. The hike to Bonticou is another must do.
We pick apples and pumpkins in the fall and let the kids get lost in the corn mazes and hay mazes at markets like the Wallkill, Jenkins and Calder Family Farm. Golfers will find a 9-hole course at Mohonk and 18 holes down the street at the Stone Dock Golf Course. Tennis players can play on a spectacular clay court with a view at Mohonk. There's also ample antiquing and even a vineyard.
We love to ski at Plattekill in winter. It's 15 minutes further than Hunter or Belleayre but we cherish the down home, old-school vibe. (It's hassle free and there's a great bar to boot!). My boys also love to ice skate up at Mohonk.
We take out-of-town guests to the DIA in Beacon, the FDR house and Vanderbilt mansions. We've also done cruises down the Hudson and trips to Red Hook and Hudson for antiques. And don't even get me started on the culinary scene. (Foodies: if you want info--just ask!)
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ONE CLOVEWOOD is light, open and airy with double-height ceiling and skylights
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Sitting area allows adults to visit in comfort while kids build blocks fireside
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The sideboard, next to the dining table, is command central for buffet meal
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the kitchen is outfitted with new appliances & chef-quality pots and pans
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Downstairs bath has roomy shower, extra-wide vanity & plenty of fresh towels
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There's a large desk next to the sliding doors to balcony
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All our beds have comfortable, new mattresses and duvets and fresh white linens
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The wrap-around deck is basecamp for grilling, chatting and gazing at wildlife
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OWNER TIP...face down the hill to go extra high on the two long rope swings
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The flagstone path leads from the breezeway toward the back deck and fire pit
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At night and on rainy days, we go downstairs for foosball, table tennis & piano
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there are a pair of twin beds in the back nook
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The french doors in the living room open to a deck with two 6-top tables
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House has central air throughout...
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the open floor plan makes for easy pass through b/w kitchen area and living room
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Downstairs bedroom is private w/ queen, goosedown duvet, desk & 1860s dresser
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This upstairs bedroom has a queen that opens onto sunrise balcony
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Upstairs bedroom has 2 large windows, queen & twin
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Upstairs bath has giant tub, extra-wide vanity, plush towels & window into trees
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We have two 6-top tables on either end of the deck
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The fire pit is a crowd favorite for all ages
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Guests can cut fresh flowers in the gardens surrounding the house
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there's a flatscreen TV on the wall opposite the queen for watching movies in be
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The bonzini table is always a crowd favorite
VRBO #109077
This listing was first published here in 2006.
Date last modified - Tuesday, September 27, 2016
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