{"id":6795,"date":"2022-07-04T22:59:18","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T14:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=6795"},"modified":"2022-08-11T12:18:45","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T04:18:45","slug":"20220704breakneck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704breakneck\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 2 of 2022 Independence Day Trip, Breakneck Ridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Second day of my 2022 Independence Day trip, I spent the day hiking Breakneck Ridge, a popular hiking route on the Hudson River, with probably the best scrambling sections in the region.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_144052.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_144052.jpg\" alt=\"Hudson River from Breakneck Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hudson River from Breakneck Ridge<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n    var secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n        fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n        focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n        cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n        breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-major-1', {\n        type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider1.sync( secondarySlider1 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-2', {\n        fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n        focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n        cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n        breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-major-2', {\n        type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider2.sync( secondarySlider2 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-3', {\n        fixedWidth:100,height:150,gap:9,\n        focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n        cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n        breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:42,height:63,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-major-3', {\n        type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider3.sync( secondarySlider3 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-4', {\n        fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n        focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n        cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n        breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-major-4', {\n        type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider4.sync( secondarySlider4 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-5', {\n        fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n        focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n        cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n        breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-major-5', {\n        type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider5.sync( secondarySlider5 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider6 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-6', {\n        fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n        focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n        cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n        breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider6 = new Splide( '#splide-major-6', {\n        type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider6.sync( secondarySlider6 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider7 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-7', {\n        fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n        focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n        cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n        breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider7 = new Splide( '#splide-major-7', {\n        type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider7.sync( secondarySlider7 ).mount();\n} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s almost 11pm by the time I reached the hotel in Nyack last night. After that, I didn&#8217;t want to miss some sports matches earlier in the day so I watched the replay. That meant, I woke up late today, and by the time I left the hotel, it&#8217;s almost noon.<\/p>\n<p>My main goal for the day was Breakneck Ridge, a popular route along the Hudson River, with YDS Class 3 scrambling. The route offered numerous overlooks of the Hudson River, made spectacular by its steepness and its proximity to the river.<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">MTA&#8217;s metro north line had a station at Breakneck Ridge, which allowed hikers to access the trail with public transport. The station was closed during COVID times for renovation, so despite I visited New York City numerous times in earlier years and had long dreamed of hiking Breakneck Ridge, I lacked access to it. Unbeknownst to me, the station was back open for weekends starting Memorial Day, 2022, but was slated to be closed again later this year until 2025.<\/div>\n<h3><span id=\"Stops_along_Hudson8217s_West_Bank\">Stops along Hudson&#8217;s West Bank<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After leaving the hotel, I followed US 9W north, made two stops along the way near Jones Point and Mine Dock Park where I launched my drone for aerial tours of the Hudson River.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Jones_Point\">Jones Point<\/span><\/h4>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0282_DJI_0292-11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0282_DJI_0292-11.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Hudson River near Jones Point\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0294_DJI_0303-10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0294_DJI_0303-10.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Hudson River near Jones Point\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Hudson River near Jones Point<\/p><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DwL2XFW3sPk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Mine_Dock_Park\">Mine Dock Park<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>In particular, Mine Dock Park was a great place to view Bear Mountain Bridge. Built where the Hudson River was at its narrowest in the vicinity, it&#8217;s the longest suspension bridge in the world when completed in 1924. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">As for views, the nearby Fort Montgomery State Historic Site was probably better with its Popolopen Suspension Bridge, but the site was closed during my visit on a Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DSC_0649_DSC_0664-16.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DSC_0649_DSC_0664-16.jpg\" alt=\"Hudson River from Mine Dock Park\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hudson River from Mine Dock Park<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DSC_0647.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DSC_0647.jpg\" alt=\"Bear Mountain Bridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bear Mountain Bridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DSC_0667.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DSC_0667.jpg\" width=\"93%\" alt=\"Eastern Tower of Bear Mountain Bridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Eastern Tower of Bear Mountain Bridge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The bridge was unique in that the approach spans do not have suspender cables.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0305.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0305.jpg\" alt=\"Bear Mountain Bridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bear Mountain Bridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0308.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0308.jpg\" alt=\"Iona Island in Hudson River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Iona Island in Hudson River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0331.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0331.jpg\" alt=\"Bridges over Popolopen Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bridges over Popolopen Creek<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0333.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0333.jpg\" alt=\"Bridges over Popolopen Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bridges over Popolopen Creek<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DSC_0665.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DSC_0665.jpg\" width=\"93%\" alt=\"River Subdivision Railway\" \/><\/a><\/br>River Subdivision Railway<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Owned by CSX, quite some engineering required in the construction of these rails.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DSC_0666.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DSC_0666.jpg\" width=\"93%\" alt=\"River Subdivision Railway\" \/><\/a><\/br>River Subdivision Railway<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Owned by CSX, quite some engineering required in the construction of these rails.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0647.jpg\" alt=\"Bear Mountain Bridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0667.jpg\" alt=\"Eastern Tower of Bear Mountain Bridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0305.jpg\" alt=\"Bear Mountain Bridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0308.jpg\" alt=\"Iona Island in Hudson River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0331.jpg\" alt=\"Bridges over Popolopen Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0333.jpg\" alt=\"Bridges over Popolopen Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0665.jpg\" alt=\"River Subdivision Railway\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0666.jpg\" alt=\"River Subdivision Railway\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DSC_0647.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DSC_0647.jpg\" alt=\"Bear Mountain Bridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bear Mountain Bridge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DSC_0667.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DSC_0667.jpg\" alt=\"Eastern Tower of Bear Mountain Bridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Eastern Tower of Bear Mountain Bridge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The bridge was unique in that the approach spans do not have suspender cables.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0305.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0305.jpg\" alt=\"Bear Mountain Bridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bear Mountain Bridge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0308.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0308.jpg\" alt=\"Iona Island in Hudson River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Iona Island in Hudson River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0331.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0331.jpg\" alt=\"Bridges over Popolopen Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0333.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0333.jpg\" alt=\"Bridges over Popolopen Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bridges over Popolopen Creek<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DSC_0665.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DSC_0665.jpg\" alt=\"River Subdivision Railway\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>River Subdivision Railway<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Owned by CSX, quite some engineering required in the construction of these rails.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DSC_0666.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DSC_0666.jpg\" alt=\"River Subdivision Railway\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>River Subdivision Railway<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Owned by CSX, quite some engineering required in the construction of these rails.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0310_DJI_0318-9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0310_DJI_0318-9.jpg\" alt=\"Bear Mountain Bridge over Hudson River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0320_DJI_0329-10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0320_DJI_0329-10.jpg\" alt=\"Bear Mountain Bridge over Hudson River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bear Mountain Bridge over Hudson River<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the south(top) and north(bottom) of the bridge.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span id=\"Breakneck_Ridge\">Breakneck Ridge<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Finally, it&#8217;s the highlight of the day, Breakneck Ridge.<\/p>\n<p>I encountered some traffic while passing Bear Mountain (people were eager to get out on Independence Day), so by the time I arrived at the trailhead of Breakneck Ridge, it&#8217;s almost 2pm.<br \/>\nSince it&#8217;s a very popular trail with limited parking (basically 500m of parallel parking along route 9D), it had me worried. It turned out that I arrived at quite a few empty spots, probably because the morning visitors had left. The summer afternoons were hotter and certainly not a preferred time for hiking. The section of route 9D near the trailhead had a reduced speed limit to accommodate the hikers.<br \/>\nGiven its popularity and difficulty, there were a few volunteers at the trailhead with information maps and free (!) iced bottled water, which was surprisingly considerate.<\/p>\n<p>After having my car parked and stretching myself up, it&#8217;s 2:15pm by the time I left the volunteers and started my hike. The route could only be taken in the counter-clockwise direction per regulations, thus all the scrambling would be during ascent.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:6\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=110289997&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Not long after leaving the trailhead, the trail entered steep YDS class 3 scrambling terrain. The abundance of rocks around meant there were many possible routes up the hill, however, markings were plentiful guiding people on the easiest route up. Despite that, I still missed a right turn before the flag post, which ended up in some more technical ascents than I had hoped.<\/p>\n<p>I used a chest-mounted GoPro to record the scrambling sections, here were the clips from the day:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kbU_PgPwwjk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>At around 2:40pm, I reached the &#8220;flag post&#8221;, which was a major milestone along the scrambling section. Since it&#8217;s close to the Hudson River, I believed it offered the best views along the trail, like a front-row seat for the scenery below. It&#8217;s also large enough in space for people to spread out and take rests.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_144101.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_144101.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Flag post along Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Flag post along Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I believed the best views along the trail were at this spot.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DSC_0669.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DSC_0669.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Pollepel Island\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pollepel Island<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Bannerman&#8217;s Castle, an abandoned military surplus warehouse.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DSC_0673.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DSC_0673.jpg\" alt=\"Storm King Mountain across Hudson River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Storm King Mountain across Hudson River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DSC_0692.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DSC_0692.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Overlooking Flag post\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Flag post<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The path looked pretty steep from this angle.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_145449.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_145449.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Hudson River Upstream\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hudson River Upstream<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_145444.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_145444.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Hudson River Downstream\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hudson River Downstream<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/20220704_144101.jpg\" alt=\"Flag post along Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0669.jpg\" alt=\"Pollepel Island\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0673.jpg\" alt=\"Storm King Mountain across Hudson River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0692.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Flag post\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/20220704_145449.jpg\" alt=\"Hudson River Upstream\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/20220704_145444.jpg\" alt=\"Hudson River Downstream\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_144101.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_144101.jpg\" alt=\"Flag post along Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Flag post along Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I believed the best views along the trail were at this spot.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DSC_0669.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DSC_0669.jpg\" alt=\"Pollepel Island\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pollepel Island<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Bannerman&#8217;s Castle, an abandoned military surplus warehouse.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DSC_0673.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DSC_0673.jpg\" alt=\"Storm King Mountain across Hudson River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Storm King Mountain across Hudson River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DSC_0692.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DSC_0692.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Flag post\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Flag post<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The path looked pretty steep from this angle.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_145449.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_145449.jpg\" alt=\"Hudson River Upstream\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hudson River Upstream<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_145444.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_145444.jpg\" alt=\"Hudson River Downstream\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hudson River Downstream<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DSC_0674_DSC_0691-18.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DSC_0674_DSC_0691-18.jpg\" alt=\"Hudson River from Breakneck Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hudson River from Breakneck Ridge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Before 2021, the only way to reach the flag post was through the scrambling section of Breakneck Ridge. In July 2021, Nimham Trail opened, providing a scramble-free route to the flag post, and an early bailout for those coming from Breakneck Ridge but didn&#8217;t feel up to shape for the scrambling to come. With that, the section of Breakneck Ridge trail between trailhead and flag post became ascent-only, which was probably great from a safety standpoint.<\/div>\n<p>After the flag post, there were a few additional scrambling sections. They were mostly in the sun, which my skin certainly didn&#8217;t like. Interestingly, the trail forked a few times into &#8220;easy&#8221; and &#8220;hard&#8221; paths. I enjoyed the previous scrambling so I took the &#8220;hard&#8221; paths. To me they never exceeded YDS class 3.<br \/>\nFollowing the scrambling sections were a few overlooks. In my opinion they didn&#8217;t offer any better views than the flag post. As the overlooks got higher but farther from the river, views of the river faded behind the surrounding mountains, which weren&#8217;t as exciting.<\/p>\n<p>I had great fun on the rocks throughout, but it was a hot summer afternoon, and towards the end I did feel my enjoyment slightly abated, probably due to the weather (and the views growing less spectacular).<br \/>\nAfter leaving the scrambling sections, it&#8217;s a typical walk in the woods back to the trailhead, the kind that&#8217;s hard to excite me. On OpenStreetMap, there were a few paths cutting through the loop and shaving off some distance, but they all involved bushwhacking. So I followed the proper trail and got back to my car at around 4:30pm.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_141631.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_141631.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Start of the scrambling section, during which I used exclusively my GoPro for recording.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_153828.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_153828.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Leaving the scrambling sections, the trail was a casual stroll in the woods, with few views.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_155714.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_155714.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Downhill section that was a bit steep.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_155719.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_155719.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Downhill section that was a bit steep.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_161120.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_161120.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_161659.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_161659.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_162425.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_162425.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/20220704_141631.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/20220704_153828.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/20220704_155714.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/20220704_155719.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/20220704_161120.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/20220704_161659.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/20220704_162425.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the trail.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_141631.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_141631.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Start of the scrambling section, during which I used exclusively my GoPro for recording.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_153828.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_153828.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Leaving the scrambling sections, the trail was a casual stroll in the woods, with few views.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_155714.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_155714.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_155719.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_155719.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Downhill section that was a bit steep.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_161120.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_161120.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_161659.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_161659.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_162425.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_162425.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Drone_Aerial_Tour\">Drone Aerial Tour<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>After getting back to my car, which had been baked in the sun for hours, I turned on the air circulation. While waiting for the car to cool down, I launched my drone to take an aerial tour of the surroundings.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, just up the river was Pollepel Island, which was the site of Bannerman Castle, an abandoned military surplus warehouse. Since there were no public tours of the island during that day, I decided to do an aerial tour by drone instead.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0337.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0337.jpg\" alt=\"Pollepel Island with Bannerman's Castle\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pollepel Island with Bannerman&#8217;s Castle<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0340.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0340.jpg\" alt=\"Pollepel Island with Bannerman's Castle\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pollepel Island with Bannerman&#8217;s Castle<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0341.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0341.jpg\" alt=\"Pollepel Island with Bannerman's Castle\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pollepel Island with Bannerman&#8217;s Castle<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0343.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0343.jpg\" alt=\"Pollepel Island with Bannerman's Castle\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pollepel Island with Bannerman&#8217;s Castle<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0345.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0345.jpg\" alt=\"Storm King Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Storm King Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0360.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0360.jpg\" alt=\"Breakneck Ridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Breakneck Ridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0362.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0362.jpg\" alt=\"Breakneck Ridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Breakneck Ridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0366.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0366.jpg\" alt=\"Breakneck Ridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Breakneck Ridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0369.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0369.jpg\" alt=\"Breakneck Ridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Breakneck Ridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0372.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0372.jpg\" alt=\"Breakneck Ridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Breakneck Ridge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0337.jpg\" alt=\"Pollepel Island with Bannerman's Castle\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0340.jpg\" alt=\"Pollepel Island with Bannerman's Castle\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0341.jpg\" alt=\"Pollepel Island with Bannerman's Castle\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0343.jpg\" alt=\"Pollepel Island with Bannerman's Castle\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0345.jpg\" alt=\"Storm King Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0360.jpg\" alt=\"Breakneck Ridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0362.jpg\" alt=\"Breakneck Ridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0366.jpg\" alt=\"Breakneck Ridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0369.jpg\" alt=\"Breakneck Ridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0372.jpg\" alt=\"Breakneck Ridge\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0337.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0337.jpg\" alt=\"Pollepel Island with Bannerman's Castle\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pollepel Island with Bannerman&#8217;s Castle<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0340.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0340.jpg\" alt=\"Pollepel Island with Bannerman's Castle\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pollepel Island with Bannerman&#8217;s Castle<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0341.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0341.jpg\" alt=\"Pollepel Island with Bannerman's Castle\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pollepel Island with Bannerman&#8217;s Castle<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0343.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0343.jpg\" alt=\"Pollepel Island with Bannerman's Castle\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pollepel Island with Bannerman&#8217;s Castle<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0345.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0345.jpg\" alt=\"Storm King Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Storm King Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0360.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0360.jpg\" alt=\"Breakneck Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Breakneck Ridge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0362.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0362.jpg\" alt=\"Breakneck Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Breakneck Ridge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0366.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0366.jpg\" alt=\"Breakneck Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Breakneck Ridge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0369.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0369.jpg\" alt=\"Breakneck Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Breakneck Ridge<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0372.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0372.jpg\" alt=\"Breakneck Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Breakneck Ridge<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0346_DJI_0358-13.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0346_DJI_0358-13.jpg\" alt=\"Hudson River near Breakneck Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hudson River near Breakneck Ridge<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And here were some clips from my drone:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5JdD6tIo8f8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Stops_along_Hudson8217s_East_Bank\">Stops along Hudson&#8217;s East Bank<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span id=\"Poughkeepsie\">Poughkeepsie<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>After leaving Breakneck Ridge, I headed for Poughkeepsie and aimed to check out &#8220;Walkway over the Hudson&#8221;, a rail bridge constructed in 1889 and converted to a pedestrian walkway in 2009.<br \/>\nUnfortunately, I was disappointed to find out that the bridge was closed earlier that day in preparation for the night&#8217;s firework show. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(It seemed like for the past two days, there was always &#8220;operational hours&#8221; information unbeknownst to me.)<\/span> So instead, I used my drone for an aerial tour.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0396.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0396.jpg\" alt=\"Two Bridges over Hudson River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Two Bridges over Hudson River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0374.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0374.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Hudson Bridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mid Hudson Bridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0395.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0395.jpg\" alt=\"Two Bridges over Hudson River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Two Bridges over Hudson River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0390.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0390.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Two Bridges over Hudson River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Two Bridges over Hudson River<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The walkbridge in the foreground was closed for the night\u2019s firework display.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0389.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0389.jpg\" alt=\"Hudson River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hudson River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_173730.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_173730.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Walkway Over the Hudson\" \/><\/a><\/br>Walkway Over the Hudson<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_173736.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_173736.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Mid Hudson Bridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mid Hudson Bridge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0396.jpg\" alt=\"Two Bridges over Hudson River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0374.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Hudson Bridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0395.jpg\" alt=\"Two Bridges over Hudson River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0390.jpg\" alt=\"Two Bridges over Hudson River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0389.jpg\" alt=\"Hudson River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/20220704_173730.jpg\" alt=\"Walkway Over the Hudson\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/20220704_173736.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Hudson Bridge\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0396.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0396.jpg\" alt=\"Two Bridges over Hudson River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Two Bridges over Hudson River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0374.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0374.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Hudson Bridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mid Hudson Bridge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0395.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0395.jpg\" alt=\"Two Bridges over Hudson River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Two Bridges over Hudson River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0390.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0390.jpg\" alt=\"Two Bridges over Hudson River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Two Bridges over Hudson River<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The walkbridge in the foreground was closed for the night\u2019s firework display.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0389.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0389.jpg\" alt=\"Hudson River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hudson River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_173730.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_173730.jpg\" alt=\"Walkway Over the Hudson\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Walkway Over the Hudson<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_173736.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_173736.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Hudson Bridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mid Hudson Bridge<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0375_DJI_0387-13.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0375_DJI_0387-13.jpg\" alt=\"Bridges across Hudson near Poughkeepsie\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bridges across Hudson near Poughkeepsie<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And here were the videos I recorded from my drone:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hFc1sXIiiSA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After that, I started heading back towards the hotel in Nyack. I made a stop at the town of Peekskill, just opposite of Jones Point where I visited this morning.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Peekskill\">Peekskill<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DSC_0698.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DSC_0698.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Hudson River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hudson River<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At Peekskill the Hudson River made a 90-degree turn.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_190449.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_190449.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Shores of Hudson River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Shores of Hudson River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DSC_0706.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_0706.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Ducks\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DSC_0701Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_0701Q9.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Ducks\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DSC_0702Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_0702Q9.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Ducks\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DSC_0704Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_0704Q9.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Ducks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ducks<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0410.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0410.jpg\" alt=\"Annsville Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Annsville Creek<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0413.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0413.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Confluence of Annsville Creek and Hudson River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Confluence of Annsville Creek and Hudson River<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The Hudson line railway seemed like a natural divider of the two bodies of water.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0416.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0416.jpg\" alt=\"Annsville Creek and Hudson River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Annsville Creek and Hudson River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0424.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0424.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Fort Hill\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fort Hill<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Two lovely buildings on the hill. A luxury apartment on the left, a hotel on the right.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0425.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0425.jpg\" alt=\"Hudson River Downstream\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hudson River Downstream<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0426.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0426.jpg\" alt=\"Peekskill Waterfront\" \/><\/a><\/br>Peekskill Waterfront<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0427.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0427.jpg\" alt=\"Peekskill Waterfront\" \/><\/a><\/br>Peekskill Waterfront<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0698.jpg\" alt=\"Hudson River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/20220704_190449.jpg\" alt=\"Shores of Hudson River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0706.jpg\" alt=\"Ducks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0410.jpg\" alt=\"Annsville Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0413.jpg\" alt=\"Confluence of Annsville Creek and Hudson River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0416.jpg\" alt=\"Annsville Creek and Hudson River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0424.jpg\" alt=\"Fort Hill\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0425.jpg\" alt=\"Hudson River Downstream\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0426.jpg\" alt=\"Peekskill Waterfront\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0427.jpg\" alt=\"Peekskill Waterfront\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DSC_0698.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DSC_0698.jpg\" alt=\"Hudson River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hudson River<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At Peekskill the Hudson River made a 90-degree turn.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/20220704_190449.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/20220704_190449.jpg\" alt=\"Shores of Hudson River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Shores of Hudson River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DSC_0706.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_0706.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Ducks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DSC_0701Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_0701Q9.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Ducks\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DSC_0702Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_0702Q9.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Ducks\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DSC_0704Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_0704Q9.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Ducks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ducks<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0410.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0410.jpg\" alt=\"Annsville Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Annsville Creek<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0413.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0413.jpg\" alt=\"Confluence of Annsville Creek and Hudson River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Confluence of Annsville Creek and Hudson River<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The Hudson line railway seemed like a natural divider of the two bodies of water.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0416.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0416.jpg\" alt=\"Annsville Creek and Hudson River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Annsville Creek and Hudson River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0424.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0424.jpg\" alt=\"Fort Hill\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fort Hill<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Two lovely buildings on the hill. A luxury apartment on the left, a hotel on the right.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0425.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0425.jpg\" alt=\"Hudson River Downstream\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hudson River Downstream<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0426.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0426.jpg\" alt=\"Peekskill Waterfront\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Peekskill Waterfront<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0427.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0427.jpg\" alt=\"Peekskill Waterfront\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Peekskill Waterfront<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0398_DJI_0409-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0398_DJI_0409-12.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Peekskill Waterfront\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Peekskill Waterfront<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And here were some videos:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SEiDWxh-Gzw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Tarrytown\">Tarrytown<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Finally, before I crossed the bridge back to Nyack, I made a stop at Tarrytown. It&#8217;s about 8pm when I arrived, just in time for sunset. With mountains across the Hudson River partly blocking the sun, I figured an aerial tour with my drone was the best way to appreciate the glowing horizons at dusk.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0429.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0429.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset across Hudson River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sunset across Hudson River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0451.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0451.jpg\" alt=\"Tappan Zee Bridge and Sunset\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tappan Zee Bridge and Sunset<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0450.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0450.jpg\" alt=\"Tappan Zee Bridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tappan Zee Bridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0432.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0432.jpg\" alt=\"Tappan Zee Bridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tappan Zee Bridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0447.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0447.jpg\" alt=\"Tarrytown Waterfront\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tarrytown Waterfront<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0448.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0448.jpg\" alt=\"Tarrytown\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tarrytown<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0429.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset across Hudson River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0451.jpg\" alt=\"Tappan Zee Bridge and Sunset\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0450.jpg\" alt=\"Tappan Zee Bridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0432.jpg\" alt=\"Tappan Zee Bridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0447.jpg\" alt=\"Tarrytown Waterfront\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0448.jpg\" alt=\"Tarrytown\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-7, #splide-thumb-7 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos around Tarrytown.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0429.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0429.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset across Hudson River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sunset across Hudson River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0451.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0451.jpg\" alt=\"Tappan Zee Bridge and Sunset\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tappan Zee Bridge and Sunset<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0450.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0450.jpg\" alt=\"Tappan Zee Bridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0432.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0432.jpg\" alt=\"Tappan Zee Bridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tappan Zee Bridge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0447.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0447.jpg\" alt=\"Tarrytown Waterfront\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tarrytown Waterfront<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0448.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0448.jpg\" alt=\"Tarrytown\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tarrytown<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/DJI_0433_DJI_0445-13.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/04\/thumbnails\/DJI_0433_DJI_0445-13.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Tappan Zee Bridge across Hudson\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Tappan Zee Bridge across Hudson<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And here were some clips from my drone:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7nPMb6wP_8U\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Nyack_Independence_Day_Firework\">Nyack Independence Day Firework<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After the stop in Tarrytown, I crossed Tappan Zee Bridge back to Nyack, where I would be spending the night. I got word that there would be a firework show tonight in Nyack, which I thought was a good idea to attend. However, given how I fared with timekeeping throughout this trip, it\u2019s no surprise that I thought the firework show would begin at 9pm while in fact it\u2019s 9:30pm. So instead of parking my car at the hotel and taking a leisurely stroll to the waterfront, I thought I was in a hurry and thus decided to park my car around downtown Nyack (which was a misery in its own before such an event). I made it to the waterfront at 8:55pm, only to spend the next 35 minutes waiting, with no internet. (Cellular coverage in the United States sucked whenever there\u2019s a congregation.)<\/p>\n<p>And here were some clips of the firework show, recorded on my cell phone:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aAXol0ksYb4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Then the real disaster started after the firework show, as throngs of people were trying to leave via Nyack&#8217;s narrow streets, so there was a considerable traffic jam. It took me a miserable half-hour to drive the 1.2km from where I parked back to the hotel, which was slower than making a return trip on foot. So just like the previous day, it&#8217;s almost 11pm by the time I got back to the hotel, concluding a very long day.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Second day of my 2022 Independence Day trip, I spent the day hiking Breakneck Ridge, a popular hiking route on the Hudson River, with probably the best scrambling sections in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[588,2],"tags":[590],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6795"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6795"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6829,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6795\/revisions\/6829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}