HayHauler's trip to the Big Apple

[HayHauler]

I took a trip to New York a week ago.  I flew into Laguardia on Friday evening.  I drove to Oss' house on Saturday
morning and got there a little after 9.  Oss let me ride his BMW police bike, complete with shotgun rack, heated
grips, and ABS.  Oss rode his IS.  The first place he took me was the Croton Dam.  We went here last year, but the
water was not nearly as high.  Oss posted pictures of the Croton Dam back after hurricane Irene when the water was
dangerourly high.  The water was flowing so fast that a professional rafter died in the 40 mph + waters flowing
downstream from the Dam.  Here are a few pics of the Croton Dam from this recent trip.



A picture of the water flowing over the spillway and down under the bridge I am standing on.  Then the pic of the
water after the bridge.

This is the bridge that the first 2 pics was taken from, way down there....

Then we went to a park in Cold Spring out on the Hudson river.  
This pic is taken from the park looking upstream on the Hudson.  The water is really muddy from all of the water from
hurricane Irene.

There is a cannon in the park that used to guard this portion of the Hudson. Here I am next to the cannon.

Then we went to the old Fort Montgomery that was a critical fort protecting us from the attacking British.  There
were huge chains stretched across the Husdon to keep them out and fiercly defended by ships.
This cannon was aimed at the river.  You can see the small boat in the background.  The next picture is one I
zoomed in on to show effect.


Sir Oss by the big gun!

The Fort Montgomery visitor center with displays and self guided tour to view the cannons down by the water.


West Point Soccer Staduim.  Football team played Air Force this day.

Look at the roof of the brown building...  

Ski lifts just up from West Point...all green, not like here where everything's brown and dead..  

New York from a long way off...  

Oss taking pictures of me from a large rock.

Roads we traveled to get here and we will ride back down...

I kept saying to myself "This is NOT what I thought New York would look like...


Bridge over the Hudson.

We ate lunch at a place called "The Stadium Sports Bar".  There is more sports stuff in this place than any
other I have ever seen!



It was a great day for a ride, especially simce Houston has been 35 days with temps above 100 degrees!
Thanks again to Oss for the tour.  Wish G-man or Bonzo could have gone with us.

Hay  
Jimmyt

[f-Stop]

Thanks for sharing Jimmy.  Beautiful country!

[laserpat]

Nice shots  thanks

[Disco]

Looks like a great trip!      Can't wait to see it for myself. 

[Oss]

Was my pleasure Jimmy, next year I will take you on some different roads like 106 (which was washed out unfortunately due to Hurricane Irene - Hotglue and FB can describe that one for you) and the back way thru Sterling Forest to the Delaware Water Gap and Hawk's Nest

All you Texans want to escape the heat and dead lawns come on up to the land of Oss

This weekend will be sunny with highs in the 60's

Dag the colors are starting to turn on the tops of the trees at the higher elevations, by the time you get here it will be peak colors  Pic is the last weeks of October

[~ Timbrwolf]

....Excellent Ride Report Jimmy...and you couldnt have had a better  guide then Evan. ....looks like you guys had a great ride....thanks for posting.. 

[rmrc51]

Great report and fantastic pictures.

I lived in New York for most of my life and I can honestly say, I do miss it!

[Misfit]

 

[G-Man]

Sorry again I couldn't make it.  That weekend was the last one my parents were still here in NY.  They did the snowbird thing to Florida (Jewish Law) a little early this year.  Looks like everything is happening early,.....I can't believe how much color is on the trees already.

[Dag]

That looks great...
It is nowhere near what I associate with New York.

I will visit Oss October 13th/14th.
Oss will let me ride his BMW police bike, complete with shotgun rack, heated grips, and ABS. 

[hubcapsc]

New York from a long way off... 

  

-Mike "great pictures, I've been in the Noo York countryside, I'd love to ride there..."

[G-Man]

Not a long way of from NYC.  Only about 25 miles north of the city.

[Valkahuna]

Hay,

Somehow I missed your post when you put it up. I had followed some of Oss' posts, and knew you were making the trip to the "Center of Civilization" (NOT Civility though). Glad you both enjoyed yourselves.

Thanks for taking time to post up these pictures. I don't live far from where you guys were, and have passed within a couple of miles from where you were, but have not been there. I hope to fix that! Thanks again!