Three Days of Riding in New York
Indian Summer
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My favorite woods near Bear
Mountain, and the Bear Mountain Bridge from the West side of the Hudson
to the East.
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The Bear Mountain Bridge - 2 lanes, and
$1 toll - compare that to the George Washington Bridge, 60 miles south,
in Manhattan, with 8 lanes x 2 levels, and $5 toll.
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On the East side of the Hudson,
turn left, and head North - now you are just accross the river from
West Point. Check out the castle up on the hill in the 2nd
picture.
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New day - the Kaban in the
parking lot of State Line Lookout, Palisades Parkway, and then the view
from the top of the cliff behind it. Lookout indeed.
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Monkville Reservoir
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Quiet Corner on Skyline Drive, northern
New Jersey.
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IBM's corporate hideaway.......
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This is Harriman State Park - border of
New Jersey and New York state
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This is on the west side of the Hudson -
you can see the Indian Point nuclear power plant in the distance.
This is the place where General Benedict Arnold escaped from the
American Revolutionary Forces after having handed over the secret of
the defense of West Point to the British.
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Havershaw, NY. Road-side
cemetary, and road-side convenience store.
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These are photos of the Iona Island bird
sanctuary just below Bear Mountain. You can see eagles, egrets,
and lots of other birds, just by sitting down and waiting a
bit. The tiny spots in the sky in the 2nd picture are
turkey vultures.
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After visiting the bird sanctuary, cross
the river on the Bear Mountain Bridge, and turn right this time,
heading south torwards New York City - the road is carved into the side
of the cliff, and here is the view from the one place to stop and take
in the view.
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and it's all 40 miles from New
York City.
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