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Sunday, February 5, 2012

Kingston Point

Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge

Looking toward the Astor Estate

A little shady area, probably lots of dead bodies around here

The Rondout Lighthouse

Rhinecliff

Looking south toward Port Ewen


How can I pass up such a beautiful day?  Due to the late start I finally decided to check  out Kingston Point.  I have been here only once, very briefly, when I did a Tin Man Triathlon.  Walking up to the beach brought back memories of the struggle of a swim I made against the current.  Today I would just walk.

A nice walk it was.  The Hudson looked so beautiful.  Across the way, Rhinecliff is in view.  The Rondout Lighthouse (which I thought I could possibly walk to) hung out in the middle of the river where the Rondout Creek drains into the Hudson.  I realize now that I need a kayak to check out these places further.  As for now, walking will have to do.  
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2012 at 8:32 PM

    It's cool to see the "beach-like" side of the Hudson. That's a part of it I never see. I'm always riding about a hundred feet over it. I like the seagulls. Dead bodies? Yuck! I hope you didn't see one.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2012 at 9:21 AM

    I like the shot of the beach with the gulls and river and the bridge. I want to be there. Makes we want to do a winter bird watching trip in the northeast. You ever been to Cape Cod and Monomoy and Martha's Vineyard and Cape Ann and Plum Island? If not, we should do a winter trip there. Great places to walk in the winter, and excellent bird life. I can still close my eyes and vividly recall the common eider I saw fishing in Provinceton harbor, its white and black wings pumping through the clear water next to the dock, a type of underwater flight. I also vividly remember walking on the beach by the ocean there, the fog that was so thick I could only see about 30 feet in front of me. I remember the rocky coast of cape ann, the brilliant sunlight in february, and sitting behind some bolders to shelter from the 50 mph wind sweeping in off the Atlantic. Ahhh, birding. One of the best things about birding are the places you visit. You like birds at all, CPo?

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