Albany, NY

Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York’s Capital District. Roughly 135 miles (217 km) north of the City of New York, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River. The population of the city was 97,856 at the time of the 2010 census.

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

Almost hit a goose heading in this morning 🦆

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Usually they aren’t do freaken dumb that when you approach them with a bicycle on the bike trail they move out of this way. But there was a great flock of them, and I think somebody was feeding them or otherwise causing them to be overly comfortable with humans, and I didn’t slow down enough, and clipped one on the wing. I was shocked — I wasn’t going that fast on a bicycle!

Albany 1948 125k Topo

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This map is kind of interesting as it shows how people used to get around Albany before the modern interstate highway system. Look carefully at this map and you'll see how many lanes the various arterial where in 1948.

More then Half a Million People within 15 miles of Albany Pine Bush

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I was looking at 2020 US Census data, and discovered that more then half a million people live within 15 miles of Albany Pine Bush Preserve. For over 45,000 New Yorkers, the Pine Bush is only a short walk from their homes, although some of the roads aren't exactly pedestrian friendly out that way.

Miles 2020 Census Population
1 45,297
2 93,029
3 152,968
4 237,253
5 319,685
6 374,531
7 425,261
8 483,227
9 540,967
10 583,255
11 615,564
12 637,654
13 654,763
14 672,376
15 690,848

 

Karner Road

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The pitch pine experience, without even having to start up your fossil fuel burner.