The American West can credibly stake its claim as the most beautiful part of the country. At least most of the year. But for a few short weeks each fall, the Northeast is spectacular, an overhead explosion of red, orange, and yellow attracts the masses to the Adirondacks, Appalachian, Poconos, and these mountains, the Catskills. Long a refuge for weary New Yorkers who need a bit of maple and birch in their life, it’s also the perfect place and time to test the year’s greatest off-road pickups.
