Cold Spring, NY //a trip up the hudson via metronorth

sabotai · #1 Posted **Jun 14, 2010, 5:18 AM**

This past weekend, my girlfriend and I decided to head up to the Hudson Highlands for a little getaway from the city. We stayed at a b&b in quaint Cold Spring, only a little more than an hour away from Grand Central Station. Here are some shots of the village and nearby nature/hiking shots. I'll start you off with some views from the train ride...

below is the West Point Foundry

this cup found itself a long way from woodside...

can you tell I like tunnels?

Breakneck Ridge

you can see Cold Spring off to the left

Bannerman Castle in the foreground

we stumbled upon these awesome ruins while walking some of the trails

the next thing we found was this well filled with huge bullfrogs. there's no way they could get out, so we concluded they must have been living there for generations in an enclosed ecosystem, feeding on the plentiful insects.

Thanks for sticking around to the end!

Thundertubs · #2 Posted **Jun 14, 2010, 5:42 AM**

Great set. It's a very special part of the country.

Kingofthehill · #3 Posted **Jun 14, 2010, 5:50 AM**

Your unique photo style carries over well to the scenic Hudson Valley; I dig it

bobdreamz · #4 Posted **Jun 14, 2010, 8:45 AM**

I have always loved the Hudson River valley,it's so beautiful and scenic! Thanks for the tour and a great set of pics!

Bedhead · #5 Posted **Jun 14, 2010, 8:49 AM**

Great set! Unmistakably sabotai, and yet a very different feel from your New York threads - I enjoyed it a lot!

Robert Pence · #6 Posted **Jun 14, 2010, 2:03 PM**

Wonderful photos. I traveled up and down the Hudson Valley between Albany and NYC back when Amtrak still used Grand Central, and a friend who lived in Manhattan used to talk about Cold Spring. I've wanted to see it, and now I know why he loved it.

sabotai · #7 Posted **Jun 15, 2010, 7:05 PM**

Thanks guys, check it out if you get the chance!

Ex-Ithacan · #8 Posted **Jun 15, 2010, 7:36 PM**

Fun and adventurous tour. I too love the Hudson Valley and all the cool small towns along the way. Good stuff sabotai, thanks for sharing your great pics with us.

OhioGuy · #9 Posted **Jun 15, 2010, 8:10 PM**

Looks like a nice weekend getaway!

Cirrus · #10 Posted **Jun 15, 2010, 9:01 PM**

For my money the Hudson valley may be the most beautiful part of the US. What a combination of natural and man-made beauty!

RobertWalpole · #11 Posted **Jun 15, 2010, 11:59 PM**

Who would have thought that such beautiful mountains are so close to NYC!

ColDayMan · #12 Posted **Jun 16, 2010, 3:24 AM**

Stunning and awesome images.

Alemaria · #13 Posted **Jun 16, 2010, 5:50 PM**

Very nice, I think I'd include this town on my future USA roadtrip.

Sekkle · #14 Posted **Jun 17, 2010, 3:44 AM**

great stuff. Love those tunnel shots and the old houses in town.

mrnyc · #15 Posted **Jun 19, 2010, 7:03 AM**

wonderful set!

we did the same trip in february -- but it was too cold to get hiking out of town!

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=180671

yerfdog · #16 Posted **Jun 21, 2010, 4:28 AM**

Great colors in your photos, fun tour.

ShadowMaster · #17 Posted **Jun 10, 2011, 7:55 PM**

Beautiful photography! Maybe Sabo should one day do Saratoga Springs..

tdawg · #18 Posted **Jun 10, 2011, 8:23 PM**

I've done that exact same hike up Breakneck. If you can tough out the first 30 minutes, the rest is golden. Great tour of one of my favorite towns.

the Genral · #19 Posted **Jun 10, 2011, 10:14 PM**

Wow, this thread makes me homesick. I've driven that road cut into the cliffs many times. West Point is nearby. The Hudson from Cold Spring to south of Albany is probably the most beautiful section of river in the US IMO. And obviously the hiking is incredible. Very nice!