Upstate New York

[gungajim]

<p>I'll be driving through the Catskills on Highway 28 on my way to Cooperstown later this month. Will return to NYC via the Hudson Valley. Will appreciate any tips for good photo stops along the way.</p>

[tom_mann1]

<p><strong>Poughkeepsie:</strong></p>

<p>1. FDR Historic site</p>

<p>2. Vassar</p>

<p><strong>Beacon, NY</strong><br>

1. Lots of galleries, DIA museum</p>

<p>2. Ruins of incline RR up Mt. Beacon. You can hike up the mountain on a relatively new trail that runs almost alongside the right-of-way of the old incline RR. At the top are the ruins of an old casino + spectacular views.</p>

<p><strong>Switch to the W side of the Hudson using the Newburgh-Beacon bridge. Follow Rt 9w on the west side of the Hudson south through Newburgh towards NYC:</strong></p>

<p>1. Newburgh: Washington's HQ -<br>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%27s_Headquarters_State_Historic_Site</p>

<p>2. Just below Newburgh, take a short detour onto 218 for great views of the Hudson from Storm King. However, if you are very active and like steep, but non technical (ie, no ropes) rock scrambles with un-surpassed views, switch back to the E side of the Hudson and climb Breakneck Ridge at the RR tunnel just N of Cold Spring, NY. This is the ridge that you see across the river if you stop at the Storm King overlook on Rt. 218.</p>

<p>3. If you have a particular interest, tour West Point. </p>

<p><strong>Cross back to E side of Hudson on Bear Mtn Bridge and continue S </strong><strong>towards NYC on </strong><strong>Rt 9 on the east side of the Hudson:</strong></p>

<p>Sleepy Hollow / Tarrytown area:</p>

<p>1. Old Dutch Church and cemetery</p>

<p>2. Other Sleepy Hollow attractions (eg, Headless horseman / Washington Irving home, etc.)</p>

<p>3. Lyndhurst Castle / museum</p>

<p>4. If you're hungry, check out the "El Dorado West" diner on the E side of Rt. 9, a block south of the intersection with the Thruway. It's a classic NYC dinner displace a few miles north to Tarrytown.</p>

<p>5. If you need a place to stay that's within easy commuting range of NYC by commuter rail, consider the elegant and picturesque Tarrytown House Estate. Sometimes you can get surprisingly good deals there.</p>

<p>HTH,</p>

<p>Tom M</p>

[charles_stobbs3]

Go beyond Cooperstown and see the rest of the fingerlakes region. In the Hudson valley the Palen Aerddrome is well worth seeing, especially the weekend airshows. - http://www.oldrhinebeck.org/ -

[mlynch]

<p>New Paltz. http://www.huguenotstreet.org/</p>

 

[JDMvW]

<p><a href="http://www.cnybb.com/Saltsmans%20assoc.htm">Saltsman's Hotel</a> in Ephratah, NY is worth looking into. It's been years since I was there, but it was one of the best restaurants I've ever eaten in -- from its mere survival, I suspect that it is still worth a stop. Google it and you will see lots of discussion.</p>

<p>I once worked at a late prehistoric Mohawk settlement overlooking the town.</p>

[steve_wagner1]

<p>What do you want to see - nature, history, towns?</p>

[tom_mann1]

<p>I definitely second the suggestion to add the Finger Lakes region to your trip, if possible. I returned there just a week ago to visit relatives. It was as I remembered it: Wonderful ... everything from the Corning Glass museum to all the gorges, waterfalls and forested areas around Ithaca provide great photo-ops. </p>

<p>As the suggestions demonstrate and Brett essentially suggested, there is so much to see in this area that you are probably going to have to make some hard decisions. OTOH, if this is your 1st time in this part of NY state, an overview / sampler trip with a bit of nature, a bit of history, a bit or architecture, etc. may be a good intro.</p>

<p>Tom M</p>

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[gungajim]

<p>Thanks for your suggestions. Because of the limited amount of time I have on this trip, I have to put the Finger Lakes and Adirondacks(sp?) on hold. I am a jack of all subject matters and a master of none! Landscapes, street, nature, history, architecture - I love it all. But, you are right, I am going to have to make a lot of hard choices. Time and money always seem to be the Ultimate Editors!</p>

[dotty_waxman]

<p><a href="http://www.walkway.org">www.walkway.org</a><br>

Finally a way to just stroll across the Hudson River.</p>

[Rick Waller]

<p>I live in the Hudson Valley and there are many many places to shoot. Pretty much anywherealong the Hudson (Cold Springs, Rhinebeck -as in Chelsea Clinton's wedding town-.etc). Monhonk Mountain House up near New Paltz, the surrounging Catskill Mtn area, West Point, any number of lakes and streams, Bear Mountain and the Bear Mountain Bridge, the Seven Lakes Drive,etc.</p>

<p>Having said that though, if I were an out of towner with limited time to spend shooting, I would drive right through the Hudson Valley and get into NYC asap. NYC offers limitless shooting opportunities of every sort.<br>

I might change my recommendation if you were traversing the Hudson Valley in the fall, but all things equal, if you have not spent significant time shooting in NYC, you will have missed out a GREAT opportunity. </p>

[fld]

<p>Forget route 9, take 9W and see many things that the East side of the Hudson lacks.</p>