2015-07-25 41 -73

Location

Overgrown attempt at development, east of Peekskill

Participants

Plans

My plans were to take Metro-North to Peekskill station and walk an hour from there, since it was such a beautiful sunny day.

Expedition

Setting out from Harlem on the metro north... -- OtherJack (talk) @40.8051,-73.9392 12:42, 25 July 2015 (EDT)

I made it without much trouble (but with a couple minor raptor scratches) a bit after 3pm. More details and photos coming. Am also going for tomorrow's in New Jersey with a drag-along or two. -- OtherJack (talk) 01:35, 26 July 2015 (EDT)

Photos

I got off the train at Peekskill, where the Hudson emerges from its Highlands.
Looking the other way there was this mansion on a hill.
Then I began my hike to the hash, passing Oley and Chuck's Rainbow.
It was a long gentle climb up to downtown Peekskill. I thought this guy might have been a fellow hasher, but he wasn't.
In downtown Peekskill they were getting ready for a Jazz & Blues Festival!
Peekskill had some beautiful old big wooden houses, ...
... a contemporary art museum, and at least one cheap liquor store.
Further out it looked more suburban.
There were no beaches (or popes) anywhere nearby here, despite their evident wishes.
At last I crested the hill and approached the road to the hash, with a view of the Taconics as my reward.
After a bit of winding, the hash-development came into view.
It was called Hillside Estates.
Happily, they'd never got around to developing the hashlot.
I picked my way through the tall grass until I was at the hashpoint!
Tall grass is also raptor habitat, as you can see.
I lingered for a while in this beautiful spot, but eventually headed back.
Peekskill even had a Hebrew Congregation... with Bingo.
View of the Hudson Highlands from the hash-ridge, headed downhill now.
All your Fence Need (are belong to us!)
Coolest Meineke Brakes & Mufflers truck in America
Back at the Jazz & Blues Festival it was just local teenagers doing pop covers and dance routines. Ah well.
But there was also a piano store with a cool sign.
N. DAIN'S SON'S CO. INC. (not far from Oley and Chuck's Rainbow)
And at last I was back at the Hudson! With a couple minutes to spare for photos, even...
...before catching the Metro-North back to the city.