Walk across the Hudson

Yesterday was the Jewish Holiday of Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) and most schools were closed, so Sandy took the day off as well and we all went to walk across the Hudson River.  An old train bridge was rebuilt as a pedestrian walkway, and is about 1.3 miles from one side to another.  Considering the round trip, plus the access walk from the parking lot, we probably walked just under 3 miles on a beautiful sunny but cool day.  Click on a picture to enlarge it.

Part way across is a glass elevator that takes you down to ground level and a small park that also has a Children's Museum.

This photo was taken from the elevator car and looks down river towards Manhattan (eventually).

And this one looks across the bridge to the west side of the Hudson.
 

These pictures are of the bridge framework as we descend to river level:

Back on the bridge

 There was some kind of algae in the water - don't know why or what it is.

It was a great day for walking and I'm glad we went all the way to the other side.   We tried it several years ago when I had Lady, but got about half way across when the kids were too tired to go any further.  I was surprised tht it was much breezier on the east side than the west - you'd think it would be the same on both.

We finished the jigsaw puzzle, and I'll close with a full photo and a close-up.  It wasn't easy as all the pieces were triangular in shape.