Today was gorgeous! It got to about 68°. Marie and I decided to connect up a couple of the previous hikes on the Empire State Trail.
This was mostly a roadwalk although it has a pedestrian/bike lane on the side of the road. Very noisy. But you can see the rocks, which are ordinary Hudson Valley Precambrian gneiss.
We were connecting what we did yesterday to the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge, and as we approached the bridge, there was actually 0.6 mile of off-road trail, which was quite nice.
This is just to prove we made it to the bridge. We walked across it two years ago.
The elevation of our hike went from 13 feet above sea level to 126 feet, almost all of that in the first half mile. This is looking down that hill on our return to the car. The peaks in the distance are on the other side of the Hudson.
It was so beautiful, we went and took Selma outside for a little while. She is now 97, and really can't see anything. But she enjoyed the sunshine, and she's still sharp enough to make jokes.
Marie had a harder day than I did. She started at the dentist. I stayed here and edited some. Then we hiked, visited Selma, and played our game. We have also got our camping reservations for the NCT/Buckeye Trail Fest this fall.
Stay tuned- it may snow again on Wednesday, but summer for a day was pretty darned nice!
Miles walked in 2026: 80.6
Empire State Trail from Sojourner Truth north parking to Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge and back. 6.0 miles
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