This is taken, literally, only three miles North of Albany, in the middle of the Albany-Troy-Schenectady urban belt. It's remarkable this land was never developed, although historical pollution and steepness of valley here, may have been a large reason for this unbroken buffer of land.

Most of this Creek Channel is buried, tunneled, or otherwise removed where I-787 comes through and covers much of the former Breaker Island along the Hudson River. Still it was pretty, as the rain stopped.

This section of the river is very scenic, with very few signs of how extremely urban the surrounding area really is. With the trees buffering I-787 from the road here, the only real non-natural noise was other boats on the river and a kid on a ATV, on the other side of the river, towards the North Rensselaer Sewage Treatment Plant.

After fighting some pretty strong winds, a severe thunderstorm threat, and some heavy rain, I finally made it to Troy. I was running a little late, so I decided not to paddle into Downtown Troy.

It's remarkable to look up, and see the ants fly across this massive interstate bridge.

This is the famous former refrigerated food rail building that burned last fall, that nobody seems to know what to do about. Also, notice the barge restaurant at the Corning Preserve.