Hudson Valley
Heading Back to Dock for Night
It was a great day out kayaking on the Hudson River.
Taken on Saturday May 7, 2011 at Kayak the Hudson.Catskill Railroad Tressel
The local and mythic roots of Irvingβs timeless tale
"When I moved to Saugerties, one of the first places I explored was the old library. At the far end of the room, hidden behind the shelves, there was a reading alcove with some wooden chairs gathered around a fireplace with a tiled mantle. The tiles, with their sculpted relief in the historic arts and crafts style, illustrate what is probably the most famous fable to come out of the Hudson Valley, Washington Irvingβs Rip Van Winkle. Here in a series of images, we find the familiar tale of a henpecked husband, who, looking for peace of mind, hiked with his dog, Wolf, and his fowling-piece to the mountain source of Kaaterskill Creek. Once there, he met the short, stout ghosts of Henry Hudson and his men and accepted an evening drink that took 20 years to sleep off. "
4. Rip Van Winkle By Washington Irving. Matthews, Brander. 1907. The Short-Story
Hudson Highlands
Looking off the ridge on Little Stony Point.
Taken on Tuesday April 22, 2008 at Little Stony Point.