Jackson in a basket

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This basket is usually occupied by our much smaller cat, Gypsy. Today, however, our dog Jackson took a fancy to it. It’s really too small for him, but he’s a terrier and not easily discouraged. After about five attempts to get into it he finally made it. His technique was to fit his body into the basket and leave his head to rest on the rim. He didn’t look very comfortable but I suppose he must have been as he stayed there for quite some time. Either that or he’s just so stubborn that having squeezed himself in he was not about to move.

Campsite

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A couple of weeks ago while walking the dog around Fahnestock State Park I came across this campsite.  At the time there were still quite a few people camping.  I went back again a couple of days ago and apart from one brave soul the site was deserted.

The picture above isn’t really in the camp site, but it’s close by: the entrance gate to Canopus Lake Beach.

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Barbecue pits

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Garbage Cans

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Benches

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Barbecue pit and log seats

Philipstown, NY

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Cold Spring is a village in the town of Philipstown. It’s one of my favorite places, appearing in a number of posts on this blog. These buildings are just outside the village and I’ve often driven by them on the way to Cold Spring – each time saying to myself that I should stop and take some pictures. This time I did.

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Facade – Philipstown town hall

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Broader view of the Philipstown town hall

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Rockers on a porch

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The Church on the Hill – yes that’s actually what it’s called

Little Stony Point

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Not to be confused with the more famous Stony Point Battlefield State Park, which is on the west side of the Hudson just north of Haverstraw this site: Little Stony Point is on the east side of the Hudson on route 9d just north of Cold Spring.

You approach the site via a bridge over the railroad tracks.

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The trail descends gradually down to a sandy beach with great views along the Hudson towards Breakneck Ridge and Storm King.

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If you walk along the beach you can pick up the trail again on the other side. It meanders along the Hudson and finally brings you back to where you started by the railroad bridge.

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Boat on the Hudson

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It’s a short easy walk. There are small cliffs along the way (I couldn’t find a way up them but then I didn’t try very hard as I didn’t have much time) and apparently there’s also a cave (couldn’t find that either).