Great day to be out

Started off with some blueberry pancakes and a fruit smoothie shake then went
into the garage to pick a bike to ride.

The 1150rtp won today....love the heated grips they are the bomb

Headed off northward and turned onto 134 east till it ended then north and west on 129
which becomes 118 before the dam, Road was closed due to fallen trees so I backtracked and headed for the 129 north.

The 1st pic is on 129 north maybe half a mile above the reservoir

I passed a ruin on my left as I was getting ready to make the right turn that goes up a steep switchback off camber road to Peter Pratts Inn. The original building is gone but the foundation of the barn became the base of the restaurant. The property was occupied before the Revolutionary War and is one of countless places George Washington slept or had a headquarters while planning his retreats early in the war. After White Plains fell is when he was here on the way north and west
The entrance is directly across the road from the Turkey Mountain Reserve
which has a dirt and mud with snow road I wasnt about to try today

Here is a pic of the entrance to the restaurant as it exists today We ate there last month and had world class food at not cheap prices, but still cheaper than a place like Ruth Chris or Mortons

what the dining room looks like
http://www.prattsinn.com/photos.html
and a link to the history
http://www.prattsinn.com/history.html

After walking around I went back down and found a safe place to pull over for a pic of this turret and wall

after an hour or so of very pleasant riding temps up to 50, I headed home on the Taconic Parkway and thru the town of Pleasantville stopping at the public library to pic up 2 books, one of them the one by Betty White always liked her and Alan Ludden

Bonnie had just come back from kickboxing and so I said to her lets go walk somewhere and we took the little dog Mandy with us to Teatown Reservation, another historic place which has its name from the original tea party folks back in the 1700's

The name Teatown dates back to 1776 when tea was scarce due to British taxation. A man by the name of John Arthur moved to the northern Westchester area hording a chest full of tea with thoughts of selling it at huge profit. A group of women called Daughters of Eve found out about the tea and demanded Mr. Arthur sell the tea at a reasonable fee. After refusing, the women laid siege to the farmhouse. Mr. Arthur finally agreed to sell the tea at a fair price in exchange for a peaceful withdrawal. Hence, the area became known as “Teatown.”

Here is a shot of Bonnie and the little pooch at the lake about a mile or so into the hike

and finally a swan on the lake

Going to do some clean up in the garden now while its still nice out then we will watch a netflix movie the Kings Speech
Hope y'all had a great day also