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| On paper it looks like an impressive amount of trails and parks. |
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| Spring is here! |
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| I liked the use of road signs here |
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| A walk through some pines |
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| The farm road |
Some of the walks that I've taken in the Hudson Valley have led me to the question, What's the best Hudson River town? I don't have much doubt as to the worst, Hyde Park. Hyde Park cannot make up its mind as to preserve its historical significance or continue never ending suburban sprawl. It has more strip malls than good restaurants. And much of those strip malls have vacancies. It has one of the few McDonald's without its arches, but a Video Treats and Everready Diner with large neon signs. You don't just pass through Hyde Park, you constantly stop at lights for only one car. I constantly think what a shame this place is. But it does have some parks I'd like to check out and maybe it'll move up from its bottom ranking. So I jumped at the chance to walk the Roosevelt Farm Road when Pat asked me.
After work Pat and I walked Roosevelt Farm Road which connects the Eleanor Roosevelt home with the FDR home and presidential library. Best suited for Hyde Park residents to ride their mountain bikes (or an easy 4 mile run) or to take their dogs for a walk, but I'm still happy I made the trek down from Rhinebeck. Nicely shaded, it'd make for a great walk on a hot summer day. Most enjoyable were the wild cabbages sprouting up out of a marshy area and a section of pines. I'll definitely plan on making a day of checking out both Roosevelt sites and the Vanderbilt Estate as they are connected via trails. Now if only Hyde Park would get hold if it's lousy school and do something about it's ugly strip malls.
I couldn't agree with you more. Hyde Park sucks. I like to call it, "THE TOWN THAT TIME FORGOT." Most of the buildings and houses along Route 9 look like they haven't been kept up since FDR'S days. Maybe they should knock down those malls and let nature reclaim - but that won't happen. Nice walk though.
ReplyDeleteThey'd be well served by a little knocking down of some buildings. Route 9 is atrocious. It's such an ugly hell hole of a town. I can't stand driving through it. Not much appealing. The Hyde Park Brewery is OK. But, What else?
ReplyDeleteI guess the only thing HydePark has going for it is the Culinary Institute and the historic sites. Not much else!
ReplyDeleteI did see in the Poughkeepsie Journal today that they are working on the trail head by the drive-in.
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