Sunday, May 18, 2014

Hiking near NYC: Sterling Forest State Park

This trail was amazing, about five miles of pure serenity, with river crossings and a few steep climbs. I recommend this for any first time hikers that want a long, quiet, beautiful great high/low hiking trail.

Spanish guy and I were all smiles and the length was just right for us. The weather was amazing today as well, 65 degrees. After hiking along a flat road and up a light hill, we had to take off our shoes to cross the river, and the sensation on the bottom of our feet felt like a cold stone massage.  At the beginning of the trail we passed by (what we later found out were) relics of former mining activity. Old beautiful abandoned buildings from the 1700's They were beautiful and erie. The hike ended with a few short steep rocky paths and brought us straight out to our car. It was perfect for our Sunday afternoon. We had a nice lunch afterward.  

Oh yeah, it's only 45 minutes from NYC as well!

Hubby crossing the river

blocking the bugs from getting in my hair

gorgeous.

Growing our Own Food in Manhattan

We started a HARVEST in Manhattan! I'm SO excited! 

Our apartment has a balcony, so today we went upstate to hike and on the way back, we bought some plants and a tree. We also planted seeds that we bought: Tomatoes, Cantaloupe, Beets and Onions. Once they all start sprouting (in a few weeks), we'll move them into a planting box and there our new food plants will live and flourish! We can't wait until they grow and we can eat our own home-grown food in the middle of Manhattan!

It was so nice to get my hands dirty and transplant all these babies today! l love it!