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| The big, bad Tapp |
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| Many carriageways are line with rocks, called Rockefeller's teeth |
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| Gory Brook, site of a Revolutionary War battle |
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| Well marked trails! |
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| Beautiful stone arch bridge |
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| Pocantico River |
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| Another stone arch bridge |
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| A field under a blue sky |
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| A typical carriageway |
The name Rockefeller is synonymous with old money and conservation. Here an old estate has been converted to a state park just 30 miles from NYC. Having just come from Blue Mountain in Peekskill, I think how lucky New Yorkers are with the beautiful landscapes that have been set aside. How many massive cities have this?
Rockefeller State Park Preserve is somewhere in between Harriman and Central Park (closer to Central Park). Not much solitude here. Lots of runners. More running shoes than hiking boots. Down State New York traffic was never far. Regardless, I'm glad I came.
Lovely carriageways made its way through some beautiful fields and along Pocantico River and Gory Brook. There is Eagle Hill with views of the Hudson and the soon to be replaced Tappan Zee (we'll see about that). The highlight of the park are its stone arched bridges. Nice spots to stop and have lunch and imagine horse drawn carriages making there way over.
There are lots of those old stone bridges in Westchester. They are reminders of a time long since past. Beautiful and kinda movie-like.
ReplyDeleteI like Rockafella. Was there a few times. Good cafe on site. Love the farm animals. Looked like a pretty good place to ride a bicycle too, but I never got around to taking my bicycle there. Nearby Tarrytown makes for a nice stop too for walking down to the Hudson. Are they really going to replace the Tap? Whose going to pay for that? Never understood why they built the bridge across one of the widest parts of the river.
ReplyDeleteIt's NY, Who cares where the money comes from? They'll build another piece of shit across the longest part of the river. What else can you ask for from these buffoons?
ReplyDeleteSupposedly it will be built by 2017 (LOL), there are no public hearings. Cuomo is a joke. Just a power hungry, arrogant sob. A dick. No transparency, same old 3 men in a room, ny politics. They should all be hung.