Up the River /Hudson

Hudson River

The thing that surprised me most about the Hudson River is how BEAUTIFUL it was. From the Palisades, outside NYC, to the mountains of the Catskills and towards the Capitol of NY state, Albany. As we continued north along the Hudson we had to keep an eye open for debris. Logs and trees were floating down the river as the locks on the Erie, further up river, were opened after severe rainfalls.

George Washington Bridge or as the locals call it GWB

Hudson River

The famous prison SING SING in the town of Ossining,
 "Sing Sing," was derived from the name of a Native American Nation, "Sinck Sinck" (or "Sint Sinck"), from whom the land was purchased in 1685.
The Sing Sing prison confines about 1,700 prisoners

Many lighthouses on the banks of the Hudson

IS it a castle? I don't really know, could be a monastery...

West Point Military Acadamy

Bannerman Castle on Pollepel Island
A European style castle located on an island in the middle of the Hudson River.
The island was owned by a man named David Bannerman who used the island castle to store weapons and ammunition

to be continued.........................