Jay H
New member
Launched from the Atlantic Kayak Tours place on Annsville Creek in the little city known as Peekskill today for a section paddle of the Hudson as I needed to paddle the section between World's End by West Point and Annsville Creek. We launched around 8:20 off those rubber barge thingys and passing some fisherman crabbing by the metro-north tracks, we leave the protected cove into a big foggy river, where one could not see Indian Point. We headed north, to opening views of the Bear Mtn Bridge and a clearing but hot day on the hudson. Passing Con Hook and a bunch of other marked landmarks and a couple of 5 mile freight trains up the west side we make our way to West Point. A short stop at the Garrison marina for some kind of craft fair, we talk to a couple of the merchants, including a photographer working on his W46.
I take a few shots on the way back, now that it has cleared up, lots of events going on the hudson, a bunch of boats and jetskis are out, but a pretty calm, day, I go explore Popolopen gorge but can't get far because of low tide, so I wander a bit and check out Iona island from the water before going back to the launch...
http://picasaweb.google.com/cycleslugyahoo/PeekskillColdSpring20090815
A lovely day on the water...
Jay
p.s This means I have paddled the Hudson from the tappan zee area to about the Coxsackie area, hoping to hit Troy to Coxsackie sometime maybe in the fall.. or next year, too many hobbies, too little weekends!
I take a few shots on the way back, now that it has cleared up, lots of events going on the hudson, a bunch of boats and jetskis are out, but a pretty calm, day, I go explore Popolopen gorge but can't get far because of low tide, so I wander a bit and check out Iona island from the water before going back to the launch...
http://picasaweb.google.com/cycleslugyahoo/PeekskillColdSpring20090815
A lovely day on the water...
Jay
p.s This means I have paddled the Hudson from the tappan zee area to about the Coxsackie area, hoping to hit Troy to Coxsackie sometime maybe in the fall.. or next year, too many hobbies, too little weekends!
