Guidebook to 79 "cool cascades" from the Helderbergs escarpment on the outskirts of Albany, New York, and magnificent Cohoes Falls near the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers, through the storied Mohawk Valley out to Utica, past the farmlands and historic villages of the Schoharie Valley, the "breadbasket of the American Revolution," out to Cooperstown and the legendary "Leatherstocking Region," and along scenic Route 20 all the way to Syracuse. Thorough research provides a wealth of historical and anecdotal material on the sites visited, and detailed directions and maps make locating the falls easy. Illustrated with 70 vintage postcards.