Day 3: Sunrise in the Catskills and Sunset in Brooklyn

We went for our last hike at 8am. We would do one of the ‘truncated hikes’ of yesterday, which had been eagerly recommended by another passerby hiker: a three-hour hike to Sunset Rock, Boulder Rock and the North and South Lakes. The view from Sunset Rock was short from spectacular, maybe because its beauty is saved for later in the day. We took a break on a ridge of Boulder Rock, with a stunning view of the Hudson River and the valley. Warm bright sun, just warm enough to stand the strong fresh breeze. Lonely eagles and falcons gliding the skies every now and then. The air ‘painting’ the mountains in the horizon in that indescribable blue hue. The quietness and scenery made me wonder what life of natives would have been like here a couple hundred of years ago.

On the way back home, we stopped at Saugerties, which is supposed to have ranked within the top 10 best towns to live in the US. Although I could not tell what the determinant for such a rating was, I did not find in the hour we spent there any particularly irresistible feature, other than the houses and stores looking like Disney World’s toy village. Unless the Argentine restaurant at one of the main corners was determinant?!

The way back home took again longer than expected. We were pleasantly welcomed by the trees in our neighborhood all in white and pale pink flowers. Spring in the city had sprung during that weekend. Ah… home sweet home. We were eager to leave and we were now warmly relieved and happy to be back.

Is this need for change, this need to go away and to come back, part of humans’ circadian cycles?

Day 3: From Kaaterskills region to Saugerties and back to NYC.

View from Sunset Rock.

View from Boulder Rock: valley, Hudson river and far into the horizon.

From Boulder Rock ridge down the slope into the valley. Hudson River in the horizon.

Close up view of the horizon from Boulder Rock: Island in Hudson River and mountains in blue.