Hudson River in Pictures

We took a bunch of pictures as we headed up the Hudson so the plan is to let them do most of the talking in this post. We'll pick up where we left off, in lower Manhattan.

Empire State Building

Fire Boat 343, number if firefighters killed on 9/11

Intrepid museum

There was much less ship traffic as we got farther up the river so the sightseeing was more relaxing. Next landmark was the George Washington Bridge and the end of the skyscrapers. The shoreline became much taller as we got further up river.

George Washington Bridge

GW Bridge Lighthouse

The Palisades

We stopped in Croton-on-Hudson for almost a week and did some tourist trips. Kathy's husband Ron drove up to take her home so we made good use of their truck while he was here. One trip was to the New Croton Dam which is supposed to be the 3rd largest masonry structure in the world after the Great Wall of China and the Great Pyramid of Giza...that's pretty big!

Sing Sing, looking for Hudson Hawk

Kathy & Ron

 After 6 days it was time to get moving again. The river only takes about 3 days to get to Albany so we could take our time. The scenery is amazing all the way up.

One last Sunset at Croton-on-Hudson

FDR Rose Garden & Grave

FDR House at Hyde Park

The river got much more narrow and deep as we left Croton and the mountains came right up to the shore. We didn't see any bear at Bear Mt. but I did spot an elk.

Bear Mountain.

See the elk??

Now???

We also saw several Bald Eagles along the way but most were very camera shy.

One very cool sight was rounding a bend and seeing West Point. Just past here was the deepest water we've seen in the entire trip. Zoom in on the picture of the chart plotter to see what the area is called. Glad we made it through safely.

West Point

Worlds End...Really???

We also passed the Culinary Institute of America. Friends had dinner there and said it was excellent, $$$$$

We were in Kingston NY for the much talked about "Strawberry Moon" and I was very surprised to see the color, how did it know??

Our last stop was a small marina in the little town of New Baltimore NY. I only mention this because it is in the middle of nowhere but one of the nicest places we've stopped at. They have a buy 2 get 1 night free deal and a pool to boot. We would stop here again for sure. It is also the first campfire we've had on the trip!!

We are now in Waterford NY which marks the beginning (or end) of the Erie canal. We will start the canal tomorrow and be around Lake Ontario by the 4th of July. Tune in to the Locate Us link Sunday as we start locking up the Erie.

We'll leave you with a few more pictures of the lighthouses of the Hudson River. All are very cool and well maintained buildings.