THE BEAUTIFUL HUDSON

WEST POINT OVERLOOKING THE HUDSON

After leaving New York Harbor, we cruised up the beautiful Hudson River for the next two days. The weather was wonderful, sunny and warm. The river valley was all that I expected. I could just imagine the fall leaves and understand the scenes that so inspired the painters of the Hudson River School.

We continued up the Hudson River for 155 miles to the Troy lock which took us north to Waterford, NY. At Waterford we entered the Erie Canal and would continue west.

As you could imagine there was much commercial traffic on the river which connects New York Harbor to other NY cities in the north and actually ,will connect us to the Great Lakes via the Erie and Oswego Canals. We really enjoyed the time in the river. We are partial to river boating afterall. It felt like a bit of home after all this time!

ALBANY-THE STATE CAPITAL