After not doing my blog job since May 18, I'm now caught up...what a relief. It was hot and humid but the walk is relatively short and shaded so it was pleasant. There were 14 of us.
We had walked here last year and walked part of the way up the Foundry Creek, turning off to go up the stairs and visiting the pond before heading back toward the parking lot. This time we continued up the creek as far as the path went. WOW! We missed a lot the last time. There were many waterfalls [as you'll see from my multitude of pix.
There are guided tours the 1st Saturday of month up through Sept but they start at 11. We encountered the 2 guides as we walked. A couple of our people walked back to parking area instead of climbing the stairs and a guide opened the office building for a brief look.
Some of our group headed toward town while most of us headed for the parking area. Eight of us had a very enjoyable lunch [good food & good company] at the Hudson Hils in Cold Spring.
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| looking toward the Hudson |
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| Amanda enjoying a drink |
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| there are bricks in several areas...made locally? Don't know. |
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| we were able to step on rocks to ford this little stream |
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| looking down the creek |
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| views on the way back & Rte 9D bridge |
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| iron |
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| looking back down the entrance walk |
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| there is quite a bit of info availble |
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| looks like a bear |
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| precarious roots |
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This was a great hike Judy! Thank you for introducing me to the West Point Foundry!
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