One of my favorite drives is up the Hudson River along route 9W in New Jersey and up through New York. Starting from the George Washington Bridge we stopped at Greenbrook (a little private nature sanctuary). Next we stopped at the State Line Lookout. Then we drove on up to Iona Island. After that we crossed the Bear Mountain Bridge and drove back down along Route 202 and 9 on the east side of the Hudson.
Some nature scenes on Pollepel Island in the Hudson River. Bannerman Castle is on Pollepel.
At the rear of the residence is a little grotto that Mr. Bannerman used to sit in to pray and meditate. The view from it is looking south on the Hudson River.
We took a friend along with us to visit Bannerman Castle. It is a short boat ride from Beacon, New York. We enjoyed the two excellent tour guide’s narratives. It is well worth reading the history: History | Bannerman Castle
A couple of photographs from down the road. In the first one I used multiple layers in Photoshop. A surprise was the love boat floating in the river.
We sailed out of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, into the Lower New York Bay. There are several little islands there full of bird life.
Hare’s a dozen photographs that I made on Little Island in the Hudson River during Scot Kelby’s World Wide Photo Walk.
On the way home from Woodstock we stopped to eat dinner at Blu Pointe in Newburgh, Orange County, New York, by the Hudson River. The food was good and so were the views. We saw a skinny fox run bay the window. The Newburgh-Beacon Bridge is in the background.
