Part 3 - Riparius, New York

I was taking a driving tour of the picturesque Adirondack town of Riparius, New York on my way up to the farm. This old church was being worked on by a crew of folks in a van. It appeared to me that the building was no longer a church and I wondered if had become an office/storage space for a local contractor. Well, it sure looked nice in the town:

And speaking of historic buildings from the past, this spectacular old building looked to me to have once been a mechanic's garage or perhaps a car dealer. It was now a thrift shop, selling second hand clothing and household goods. The mannequins in the window made it all the more fascinating:

I drove on through the village, stopping to snap a photo of this lovely old home with its picket fence and flowering crab tree:

I headed down a small road alongside the Hudson River and began seeing smaller homes which appeared to be summer vacation cottages:

And also larger, more sturdy homes with magnificent waterfront views:

The Hudson River was always a mighty presence, running right beside the road:

Another small home, but whether it was a year round home or a summer cottage, I couldn't say. It could have been either:

A very large and more modern home with White Birches and colorful Adirondack chairs:

Someone had set flower pots on the banks of the Hudson, but nothing seemed to be growing in them yet:

Another small cottage:

And another, with a very traditionally woodsy appearance:

This was clearly a year round home and apparently had a fireplace. I continued down that road to see what I could see. I'll post Part 4 tomorrow: