Every once in a while, we feel the need to escape the city in order to remind us that there is indeed a world outside Manhattan. So, we spent last weekend in upstate New York. The fall colors are legendary, green, yellow, orange, red, even purple and rose: the perfect spot for some "leaf peeping". Of course, also an excellent opportunity to practice my new knowledge on photography.
Our first stop: Sleepy Hollow... If you have heard about the legend of Sleepy Hollow or maybe even seen the movie, you'll know that it's the perfect place to spend the weekend before Halloween. We visited the Rockefeller Estate in Sleepy Hollow: Kykuit - the Dutch word for overlook. The estate is an amazing palace surrounded by even more amazing gardens - unfortunately, we saw the place during a rainy morning. Afterwards, we admired the Rockefellers' contribution to Union Church in Pocantico Hills: glass windows by Mattisse and Chagall ... not bad for a little church.
The next day, we woke up to a beautiful sunny day and drove to Bear Mountain State Park, on the West bank of the Hudson river. The park was crowded with people like us enjoying the fall foliage. It's hard to subscribe how beautiful fall can be in New York state. Lucky for you, the photographer in me - blessed with a wonderful crisp blue sky - couldn't stop taking photos. Our final stop, atop Bear Mountain, gave us a wonderful view of the park, the Hudson highlands, the river, with New York city lurking on the horizon.
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