Nyack Beach State Park, Hook Mt Bike Path

Stick Insect and Poison Ivy

Hook Mt Bike Path lined with London Plane trees

VPo Man along the shore of the Hudson

A cloudy fall day

A nice contrast of colors

Looking out on the Hudson toward one of its larger islands

An interesting rock

The walk here was super slippery

The VPo man finding something interesting

Lots of trees washed up along here

Milkweed

Mullein Plant

Mullein Plant stalk

Some flowers that attracts the bees

Stick Insect

Poison Ivy

Two mating Stick Insects?

Poison Ivy

The Vpo Man on the bike path

Stick Insects.  They are fascinating to watch!

The Tappan Zee, Nyack and Hook Mt from Superman's viewpoint

For such an easy, short, straight forward walk, there was a lot going on.  After grabbing a quick bite of lunch in Nyack, the VPo Man and I set out for a walk along the Hook Mountain Bike Path.

We started at Nyack Beach State Park at the northern end of the village.  The VPo man pointed out the London Plane trees which look a lot like Sycamores.  The bike path hugs the Hudson River for much of the way.  We ventured off for a little bit.  Here the walk became a bit more difficult as the rocks were incredibly slippery.  It did not help that we had sneakers.  There appeared to be an enormous amount of debris and fallen trees, most likely from Hurricane Irene.

We came upon an Eastern European who was fishing.  I don't believe he understood much of what we said. From here we walked back to the bike path.  The botanist within the VPo Man pointed out the Milkweed, Mullein plants and poison ivy, which VPo mistakenly touched.  VPo also spotted the Stick Insects.  It's no wonder where they get their name.  If not for their constant activity, it's so easy to mistake them for a small twig.