Part 1 - Riparius, New York

I took a new route up to the farm one day and was traveling Route 8. I passed through the little Adirondack town of Riparius. It looked interesting but I didn't want to slow down for photos. I drove through the town and was about to continue on my way when I decided I simply couldn't let such a picturesque town go unphotographed. So I turned around and drove through the town again - only more slowly the second time:

There were grand old homes with big porches:

And major stone foundations, not to mention stone garages:

More stonework, another big porch and a long series of stairs down to the road:

This might have been an old school house once upon a time but appeared to be someone's home now:

Newer construction in a lovely setting:

The Hudson River passed right through the center of town. In fact, I've read that the original name of the town was Riverside, but that had to be changed because there were too many other towns with that name. So the good townspeople simply changed the name to Riparius, which simply means "riverside" in Latin:

There was a riverside (literally - you can see the Hudson River in the background) train station and an old caboose:

The train station still says "Riverside" and is little changed since 1913. It is still in use today and is a stop on the Saratoga North Creek Railway scenic railway:

The next building between the road and the river was the Scenic Outlook Studios, a gallery of regional artists and a working pottery studio. Paintings, pottery, sculpture, jewelry, textiles, woodwork, toys and handmade books:

There was an old metal covered garage:

And lots of scenic views of the homes on the opposite shore of the Hudson River. I decided I'd have to cross the old bridge and have a look over there. But I'll post more about Riparius tomorrow: