Spring in the Hudson Highlands

Now that the weather has gotten warmer, I’m looking forward to spending more time outdoors again—especially hiking and mushroom foraging. Once regular pastimes of mine, I sometimes wonder how many of the more challenging trails I still have in me.

Pictured here, the Hudson Highlands offer some of the most expansive views in the region. Wending through Bear Mountain and Harriman State Parks, the 1777 and Timp-Torne Trails trace the route taken by British troops on October 6, 1777, during their attack on Forts Clinton and Montgomery.

~ By Giovanni di Napoli, April 28th, Feast of San Vitale