This was one of the last days of "Leaf Peeping" season in the Hudson Valley, and I agreed to take RQS to Bear Mountain to capture some nice fall images. So, we got dressed, and late in the afternoon tried to go to Bear Mountain - like hundreds of other people.
But first....
Both of us slept late today, and didn't even have anything to eat until noon. It took us a while to decide to go out. But it was another opportunity to go outside while the weather was comfortable enough NOT to wear a coat. So, it was on with the tunic and leggings, and out the door by 3:30.
It's not a long drive to the Bear Mountain bridge, but it took longer than usual due to the leaf peepers enjoying the weekend slowing up traffic. When we got across the bridge, we made the mistake of heading for the entrance to Bear Mountain park. And that's where things slowed to a crawl, as the entrance to the park was closed. It took a few minutes to get to a place we could turn around, and we proceeded to try to reach the park via another route. No luck on that. So we ended up taking a long way back to the bridge, going through an area mostly dedicated to West Point (one of the USA's military academies) activities before getting to the bridge.
Once back at the Bear Mountain bridge, we went to Garrison where I captured the above photo. Garrison is a sleepy little place, not known for much save for its country clubs and its train station. And one can get some nice Hudson River views from the train station. So, RQS was happy that she got some nice photos.
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When we got home, we rested for a while before cooking. The dish of the day was "Rigatoni Lasagna". It's a simple concoction made with a tomato based sauce (I chose Marinara), Rigatoni (or a similar shaped pasta), Mozzarella, Parmesan, Sausage (I could have used ground beef), and some other tasty ingredients. Let's say that we filled up on this dish, and we have leftovers that we can eat tomorrow night (if we have room for them).
Now, to sleep off a heavy meal....
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