We have been busy scouting the trail and talking to various people. We hope for good news on several fronts within the next few weeks.
A flyer was sent to all Boy Scout troops of the Twin Rivers Council region.
It is sleek, it is yellow, straight from ebay: it’s the Road Runner: a diabolical device for measuring the Hudson Trail and it works like a charm. Stay tuned, folks, for pictures of this item in action!
The latest plans for the Hudson trail are posted in the Google Earth Community Environment Forum. Please examine and comment.
We are updating this route. In particular, we have made changes in the Pine Plains area based on discussions with the Friends of Stissing Landmarks (July 24).
While out scouting on the first trek of the Hudson Trail, we came upon an interesting find.
Click to see the video showing what it was.
The item was reburied. Can you guess where?
From Turkey’s lofty summit, up in Westchester’s high peak region, we produced this short video showing Jeanine surveying the start of the Hudson Trail some 35 miles away. Excellent vision is yours if you can detect the Manhattan skyline. Also visible is the route of the Hudson Trail between the Croton Reservoir and the Hudson River.
Along the Hudson Trail Us Scouts came upon
this enigmatic wreck…
[Click on the link above to see a short video clip.]
To what purpose were those metal pipes used?!
Comments welcome!
Here are two gems from our early June, ‘07 scout.
First up at bat is this ice cream stand at the location of the old train depot in Philmont, NY. This could be the answer to a hiker’s dream, walking on the railroad right-of-way.
Next, the trail will go over this workman-like bridge at Schuylerville:
We were delighted to see a walkway on the bridge.
While scouting, I made a
movie of the railroad bed that will be part of the Hudson trail.
We are using Google Earth (a downloadable program) to plan out the route of the Hudson Trail. This picture shows a screen shot.
We have uploaded the plans for the first trek (there are 4 in all) to Google Earth Community forums under Sports and Hobbies. You can get to this posting by putting into google the keywords: google earth community hudson trail
The post includes links to the plans using Google Earth and Google Maps. The Google Earth way is better, but you need to download and install the free program.
Alternately, anyone wishing to examine and make suggestions on the route could send a message to headhood@gmail.com and we can send a copy of the Google Earth folder.
Just the other day, I was out scouting for the new trail, and I took a photo across the Hudson River from the Spitzenberg, a craig on the east side of the river.
These may look like a bunch of bumps on a log to you, but in point of fact they are from left to right: Hook Mountain, High Tor, Little Tor and South Mountain. This is the route I blazed for the Long Path, some 45 years ago. High Tor had a tower then, now long gone.
In the 1960s, I worked on the Long Path. My goal is to make a new trail before I push up daisies. The Hudson Trail is in its infancy. Anyone who wants to join in this effort is welcome.
