Albany County

Albany County (/ΛˆΙ”ΛlbΙ™niː/ awl-bΙ™-nee) is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is from the title of the Duke of York and Albany, who became James II of England (James VII of Scotland). As of the 2010 census, the population was 304,204.[1] As originally established, Albany County had an indefinite amount of land, but has only 530 square miles (1,400 km2) as of March 3, 1888. The county seat is Albany, the state capital.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany_County,_New_York

Unionville Hill – YouTube.

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The Unionville Hill in New Scotland is where NY 443 makes the last big drop into the Hudson Valley. In this video, you can see Albany and the Empire State Plaza in the distance.

Driving Through Clarksville.

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Clarksville is the hamlet, pop. 450, were I went to Boy Scouts. It's located a few miles away from the house I grew up in. It's still a quiet, little upstate hamlet.

A Capital Of Hope.

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Brasilia turns 66 years old today. It was said that Brasilia was in part that inspiration of Nelson Rockefeller's Brasilia on the Hudson, aka the South Maul or the Empire State Plaza.