I came across this small waterfall on my way up Mount Taurus.
Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.
Along the Cornish Estate Trail – Small waterfall
Along the Cornish Estate Trail – Northgate, Ruined Building
According to Rob Yasinsac (one of the leading authorities on ruins in the Hudson Valley) on Hudson Valley Ruins it’s a former greenhouse.
Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.
Along the Cornish Estate Trail – Northgate, The Main House
Here I am at Northgate again. I was actually trying to find the ruins of the old dairy farm. I kept on walking upwards towards where I felt they should be, but didn’t see anything. Eventually as I got close to the top of Mount Taurus I bumped into a couple coming in the other direction. I asked them if they’d seen any ruins and they told me they hadn’t. So back I went. Somehow I’d missed them. After I got home I did some more research and I now think I know where the old dairy farm is. Now all I need is some cooler weather (it’s been in the high 90F-100F for the past week) to try again.
Although I’ve taken pictures of the main house before (See: Northgate Revisited and Former Stern/Cornish Mansion: Northgate) I concluded that a few more wouldn’t hurt. The ruins really are quite spectacular.
The Putnam Valley Historical Society is organizing a presentation on “Northgate/Old Cornish Estate” on Saturday, 14 July 2018.
Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.
Ruins through a window frame
Seen from inside one ruined building looking through a window frame towards another set of ruins.
Taken at the West Point Foundry with a Sony RX-100 M1.
Chimney in the Woods
If you walk in the woods around where I live you from time to time come across ruins, but it’s still always a bit of a surprise. I came across this chimney (with fireplace) just off the trail on Oscawana Island. I have no idea what it once was, and have been unable to find any additional information. Since the Island is directly opposite Oscawana Park (the old McAndrews estate with its numerous ruins) I imagine in might be connected to that.
The graffiti is a bit better than I usually come across (see: Croton Gorge – Why do they do this?), but it’s certainly not in the class of the graffiti I came across in Geneva (see: Geneva – Route de Drize, Graffiti)