posted by Savanah on Sep 21
Beautiful crisp clear dry and blue sky, it must be fall in New York. After the damp and humid summer the clear crispness is so very welcomed. I like to visit New York in the fall for the fall foliage, a spectacular temporary display of color going on as far as the eye can see. The rolling hills of the Hudson Valley to the Adarondack mountains to the north the state becomes ablaze with color after the first nights of frost.
Staying in a five star hotel New York city i am preparing for a driving trip into Connecticut along the Long Island Sound up to Darrian Ct. to visit friends today. It is a beautiful day and should remain clear and nice till evening. Driving to Ct is always enjoyable, seeing the only colonial homes and villages that dot the area. Some of the earliest European history on this continent occurred here and near here. Spending the day in CT will be a nice change of pace from New York City.
Latter in the week we will be driving up north to the city of Poughkeepsie, New York. Poughkepsie has an interesting history as it housed the colonial capitol for a period of time. When colonists got word the British were going to began a battle for New York city the capitol was moved 90 miles north up the Hudson River to Poughkeepsie. The British began to sail north up the Hudson when they found out the capitol had been moved to Poughkeepsie. The British were surprised at the lack of resistance as the passed through New York harbor and up the river. When sailing near West Point they found out why there was no resistance. In the West Point area the river is at one of its narrowest points, only about a half mile wide, here the colonists had forged an iron chain that was run across the river just below the water line. The British ships hit the chain, tore holes in the bottoms of their ships and thus sunk the fleet with out firing a single shot. A beautiful and interesting place visiting New York city and state is always fascinating.
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