13 October 2022   Thursday

posted 29 May 2023

1003  51,503  61°  Leave Malta, NY

Heading home with fall colors in full swing, we decided to travel the eastern side of New York’s Hudson River for a change.

1256  51,596  61°  Rhinebeck, NY  Stopped in Starr Park to make lunch.

From here we followed route 9 south past the Vanderbilt Mansion, which we have toured and do recommend, to Hyde Park.

1352   51,607  61°   Hyde Park, NY Hyde Park Railroad Station

Built in 1914 to replace an 1851 station, the design was by the same architects that developed Grand Central Terminal in New York City.

Though trains no longer stop here, the building has been preserved by the Hudson Valley Historical Society. It once served Franklin D. Roosevelt as he traveled on the New York Central  between his home in Hyde Park and the governor’s mansion in Albany.

The FDR Presidential Library and his home are nearby and have been added to our list for future visits.

Outside, we learned that, just offshore from here the Hudson River is up to 100 feet deep. The “Poughkeepsie Deepwater” runs for 14 miles downriver. This deep trough has salt water under the fresh surface water allowing marine fish live in this unique environment.

From here we continued on route 9 following the Hudson down to Newburgh where we crossed over and heading west.

1520  51,660  66°  Goshen, NY
Orange County Brewing (OCB)
Nice place, with only a few visitors on this chilly, rainy Thursday afternoon. 

Enjoyed a good porter and conversation with a couple Scamp owners staying the night. Met a friendly local cigar maker who had good stories about his former occupation as commercial diver.  Would definitely return here. There are indoor and outdoor spaces for entertainment and they have lots of musical groups here on weekends. 

Their wood burning stove felt really good as the temperature was dropping towards 40°.

OCB is part of Harvest Hosts where we, and a couple in their Scamp Trailer, enjoyed a peaceful, rainy overnight stay with this view.

Today’s Route

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