There were nine of us who gathered at the parking lot. Unfortunately there's an $8 fee to park and four of us were unable to combine transport. Although sun was promised, we only had a couple of glimpses and it was mostly overcast. As usual, we walked around the lake and then down to the zoo. Most of the animals were visible and are left outside during the winter. They have also been somehow disabled and are unable to survive in the wild but some of the cages [such as the coyotes, although a new area appears to be in the works, foxes and even some of the birds] have very limited space in their enclosures.
Eight of us enjoyed breakfast at Hudson Hils in Cold Spring. |
| our first view of the lake |
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| the boats have been put away for the winter |
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| tumbled rocks result of glacial work |
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| Bear Mt Bridge in the background |
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| tranquil lake |
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| our Hudson River views were almost painterly |
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| the bits of gray make this bear look old but handler said both are 7 1/2 |
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| bear #2 having some lunch |
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| we walked down almost under the bridge |
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| you can just barely see Metro North train under the tree branches |
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| another river view...train just barely visible in distance |
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| another bridge view |
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| and another river view |
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| last view of the bridge |
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| turkey vulture checking caged "buddy"...deer in background |
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| swan and some duck friends |
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