I was on a day trip up around Bear Mountain and eventually over to Peekskill, NY, and I saw this large-scale octopus sculpture outside of the River Outpost Brewing Company near Charles Point Park. A closer look reveals that it’s made out of empty beer kegs, and I think it’s very impressive. There was no … Read more
I was walking around Easton, PA, exploring the West Ward on foot, when I noticed some brightly colored shapes attached to a front door of a home on Washington Street. A closer look revealed them to be small animal sculptures, and there were a number of them surrounding the front door. As you can see … Read more
I was walking around a Belleville (NJ) neighborhood, when I walked by this church and did a double-take. The white shape in that window, it seemed to have a suggestive shape. If you look more-closely, as I have below left, do you see the suggestion of a forehead and brow, with the right-side eye in … Read more
I was in the mood to watch a travel-related movie last night, and a stunning and surprising fact pushed me in the direction of a National Geographic film called “Into The Canyon.” It was said that more people have stepped on the surface of the moon than have hiked the full width of the Grand … Read more
I was visiting Asbury Park today, just wanting to enjoy the boardwalk and the ocean, despite being too cold to spend any time sitting on the beach. As I was approaching the boardwalk and the Convention Center area, I noticed this pickup truck parked in front of me. The guy was busy unwrapping and unloading … Read more
When I was in NYC recently, walking around and enjoying a beautiful fall day, I ran into an old favorite place that I had forgotten about: Casa Magazines, a corner store at 8th Avenue and 12th Street that is only 400 square feet in size but is crammed full of over 2,500 different magazine titles! … Read more
I was in NYC last weekend and was walking around the West Village, when I happened upon The Old Yew Plant Shop on Horatio Street at 8th Avenue. They had a lot of cool plants, unusual varieties, but then I noticed what looked like a collection of little brains, and I was intrigued – I’d … Read more
This blog post is a continuation of my previous post titled “A road trip with no end destination in mind,” in which I hopped in my car and headed north along 9W and the Hudson River, looking for new places to explore. I left the story at the point where I was in Haverstraw, NY, … Read more
I took a day trip up to Poughkeepsie, NY, over the weekend, as a continuation of my exploration of Hudson River towns and the Hudson Valley in New York State. I had never been to Poughkeepsie before, so I was curious to check it out. As I pulled into town, my GPS sent me in … Read more
This past Sunday morning, I wanted to get out of the house (since I work from home all week), but couldn’t decide where to go. The weather was questionable (chance of rain), so I wanted an adventure that had some possibilities of being inside and/or outside. I’ve been exploring Hudson River towns in recent months, … Read more