Going south on Hudson River Saturday 8th of September Part 1

Well off the intrepid adventures went. We had about 5knts of wind and only a little chop. I settled in with camera ready to capture the wonders of this river valley. I took over 345 pictures, many deleted on first edit because ---- well they were bits and pieces of what I was trying to get. We quickly noticed that we were being surrounded by very dark clouds. Off to check the weather again and - well common sense did not prevail and we did not search out a safe harbor. But the scenery was georgous

This was one of the tug that wee did not have to pass

it was neat watching them unload this cargo - I think it is coal

whats a little rain

one of many neat houses we saw along the way



Lyndhurst mansion - you can see it for miles Lyndhurst mansion in Tarrytown, with its turrets, battlements, and tower has all the appearance of a Gothic castle. It was built in 1838 when William Paulding, mayor of New York City, commissioned architect Alexander Jackson Davis to construct the fortress. Later, when George Merritt bought the estate he hired Davis to make various additions, including a four story tower. Jay Gould, the railroad tycoon, was the next owner and he also made changes to the house and grounds. Following his death, the estate was maintained by his daughters, Helen and then Anna, until Anna's death in 1961.

Esopus Meadows Lighthouse, nicknamed "Maid of the Meadows" and often simply referred to as the Esopus Light or Middle Hudson River Light^[2] is a lighthouse on the Hudson River near Esopus, New York. The lighthouse stands on the west side of the channel, in the river, its granite foundation built atop piles that have been driven into the riverbed, and is accessible only by boat.