Posts

Showing posts with the label hike

An End of the Season-ish Walk Along the Historic Croton Aqueduct

Image
Using my camera, which died quickly because I didn't bring extra batteries, I managed to take pictures during this brief trip. I happened to join almost at the last minute after a friend mentioned about it after checking Sundance Outdoor Adventure Society's webpage . Sixteen guys joined today's trip, which was thankfully uneventful, surprisingly relaxing, and didn't even cause me to sweat (although I felt some minor pain from my butt) after over 2 hours of walking through the trail that our leader, Peter & his co-leader Chris, carried on most excellently for the group.  The trail included streets on Scarborough, where we were afforded views of the Hudson River, as well as the old houses and their yards.  I could not help but be reminded of the old houses we have in Stapleton in Staten Island. They must have been built during the same period; they have similar designs on porches, windows plus materials used.  A few minutes before we would see a pack of nea