It was another iffy looking day with lots of dark clouds all around when I left home; but by the time I reached the Foundry parking lot, it had gotten much brighter; and by the end of the walk the sun was out. It was quite humid though.
There were 10 of us and this was the first visit for us. Scenic Hudson has done a wonderful job of making the trails and labeling areas with information. [In fact, Scenic Hudson deserves kudos for all of the work-and there is so very much-they've done in the Hudson Valley.]
The trails in the foundry area involve around a mile and we were surprised that the info indicated that it would take about an hour to complete the loop; but there's a lot of reading and it did take about an hour. We walked through the woods so it was comfortably shaded...a very nice and interesting walk. There's also a trail to the Metro North parking area and a suggested loop through the village of Cold Spring.
Since the walk was so short, we decided to walk toward the train station. The sun was shining and the humidity got to three of us so we turned back part way to the station while the other seven continued on. We did not eat brunch.
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| The view of foundry cove from the parking area |
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| looking toward Storm King |
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| the Foundry symbol |
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| Looking back at the tower |
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| a closer view |
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| Interesting work on the top |
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| Info at the bottom is in shape of cannon [and Ziggy] |
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| the bridge over the foundry brook |
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| waterfall closeup |
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| Brickwork along the path. |
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| Looking back at the bridge |
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| We walked along the foundry brook |
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| the site of the water wheel |
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| the battery pond |
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| A little erosion here. |
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| the foundry cove as we walked toward station |
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