Hudson Highlands Hike

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Hey Folks, I've been dragging 11 year-old Son of Beanbag up and down a bunch of mountains lately to get him in top shape for his first big wilderness trip which is in less than a week. He will be hiking and kayaking for a week in NH and ME.

We hiked up Anthony's Nose near Camp Smith and as usual the artillery was thumping and reverberating through the valley. We decided to keep to the trail.

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Son of Beanbag climbing the steep stuff testing his new (used) backpack:

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My wife and her brother had some business to tend to, so I was responsible for four kids that day.

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It ain't a day in the woods with out a good fungus shot:

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The summit view- Looking west across the mighty Hudson River to Bear Mt. and the Bear Mt. Bridge, where the Appalachian Trail crosses the Hudson:

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We got lucky and were able to snap some freight train pictures:

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Looking SW. (You can see the train going on to that causeway):

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Of course we picked lots of blueberries for pancakes that night.

Thanks for looking.

Bean
 
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What was the temp like? Looked like a good hike, good thing you stuck to the path artillery doesn't discriminate.
 
Nice pics! I'm looking forward to the days when I can get my kids out like that (they're babies now).

Hard to believe the freight train is going across with the water that close to the tracks. I've never been there, but it looks like it's way up to me.
 
What was the temp like? Looked like a good hike, good thing you stuck to the path artillery doesn't discriminate.

It was hot with a skin burning sun, but thankfully low humidity.

Nice pics! I'm looking forward to the days when I can get my kids out like that (they're babies now).

Hard to believe the freight train is going across with the water that close to the tracks. I've never been there, but it looks like it's way up to me.

I guess it must have been high tide.

What a lot of people don't know about the lower Hudson is that from Albany to NYC (about 130 miles) the river is a tidal estuary. The tide affects the direction of the current for that entire stretch. In the winter you can see the tidal currents better when the ice floes actually drift upstream.
 
Very beautiful place
Great pictures!
Thanks for sharing your trip with us.

My kid liked this shot
and said he should put it on the bathroom door after I use it

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