On a spring break day in March, we tramped on the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail through the Lyndhurst estate, now a National Historic Landmark. Our spanking new markers were put to the test as the broad field provided few trees for the task.
Here is a picture of a statue in front of the main building.
Please comment if you can tell us who or what the statue represents.
West view. Notice the snowbells peeking up under the tree.
View from the south.
The very cold weather did not keep Elizabeth and Bob from putting up the new, state-approved, markers on the Old Croton Aqueduct.
Elizabeth and HT marker at the Old Croton Aqueduct
As the weather gets more pleasant, please contact us to go out. We are starting work on the Stissing Trek: north of Beacon.
While waiting for the official New York State robin’s egg blue trail disks, we have been scouting the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail and putting up protomarkers, especially at road crossing where improved signage is needed.
Jeanine was holding the paint, not in the middle of decorating vent #9.
We have met many fine folks out on the Trail, who thanked us for our efforts. This part of the trail is very walkable and it appears to be heavily used.
Protomarkers, aka 2×2s, are small blue splotches to be covered up with the official disks.
See one in the photo under an old NYS marker. Please let us know if you know how old the white NYS markers are.
We were blazing the Hudson Trail in Bell Hollow.
We have been given permission to put sky blue blazes on the Old Croton Aqueduct from the Bronx-Westchester border to the Croton Dam. We are working with people in the Bronx to obtain permission for the route from Highbridge to the border. The route is essentially the NYC Old Croton Aqueduct Trail.
The weather is turning nice and we need everyone’s help to complete markings of the South Trek to make our deadline of National Trail Day, June 7th, for events along the Hudson Trail, including crossing the Appalachian Trail at Sunken Mine Road.
