Page 3 - North Hudson, New York, The Hub Of The Adirondacks

I was on my home from a weekend at the farm and making a driving photo tour of the town of North Hudson along Blue Ridge Road. As I reached the foot of the mountain, there were more houses along the road:

This, I suspected, had once been a general store:

An attractive home nestled beneath the trees:

All of North Hudson was sparsely populated and forested. I found it extremely attractive and thought it would be a nice place to come home to. But where would these people find work?:

Split rail fence and an old fashioned Snowball Bush:

A deep ravine with a rocky river ran alongside the road:

And the Blue Ridge Falls Campground:

A Mountain home:

Several wild and lovely bodies of water abutted the road. This one had a loon in the center of it, but it dove when it saw me point my camera:

A screened porch on which to relax and enjoy nature. A fenced yard for children and/or dogs. An attached garage for rough winter weather:

A nature lover's home in earth tones, with a deck and a picnic table. The Adirondack forest was omnipresent:

A big old Snowball Bush and an early burst of autumn color (this was in late August). But I'd reached the Northway and it was time to put down my camera and concentrate on the drive home. Just past the Northway exit was Frontier Town, also in North Hudson, but you've seen plenty of photos of that in past postings:

Page 2 - North Hudson, New York, The Hub Of The Adirondacks

I was on my way home from a weekend up at the farm with my usual carload of dogs. We'd made it to Blue Ridge Road in North Hudson and were headed down the mountain toward Exit 29 from which we'd drive the rest of the way home on the Northway. I was enjoying the scenic views and pleasant homes along the way:

This is Adirondack forest country and any home had to be surrounded by trees, mountains and wilderness. But these people clearly embraced that closeness with nature:

I passed by the entrance to the Ragged Mountain Fish And Game Club:

Now, this was real Adirondack living!:

More views of the surrounding mountains:

A traditional Adirondack home with a modern addition, a woodpile and a boat:

An old barn along the road, a reminder that some hardy souls once farmed here:

And the entrance road to the privately owned Elk Lake Resort. The road is also the starting point for several high peaks hikes. I once used it for a hike up Dix Mountain with a group of friends:

I passed by the bison of the Adirondack Buffalo Company as they grazed in their mountain pastures:

This house apparently belonged to the owners of the Adirondack Buffalo Company:

And their meat and gift shop set alongside the road with magnificent views of the surrounding mountains and the bison grazing below:

I continued down the mountain on Blue Ridge Road, encountering some increased population as I went. North Hudson was sparsely populated by anyone's standards, though. I'll post more photos tomorrow:

Page 1 - North Hudson, New York, The Hub Of The Adirondacks

We left the rest stop at the Boreas River and continued on our way down the mountain on Blue Ridge Road. This was all in the town of North Hudson and when I saw this new sign calling it "The Hub Of The Adirondacks," I decided to take some photos and record its beauty:

And the views from Blue Ridge Road were truly marvelous:

There were a few homes and a few cottages along the road, though mostly it was forested:

A stone house up on a hill:

Lichen covered banks alongside the road with trees on top:

More Adirondack mountains on the horizon:

And up close and personal:

A matching house, shed and dog house, with lots of firewood and an American flag:

A natural wood-toned home with a stone retaining wall:

A brand new home:

And an old trailer, set way back in the forest:

Daphne was thrilled to have the windows open so I could take pictures. But we were just coming to the more populated parts of Blue Ridge Road. I'll post more tomorrow:

A Brief Stop At The Boreas River - Part 1

On Tuesday morning I loaded the dogs back into the car and headed south toward Albany. We drove all the  way to the Boreas River atop Blue Ridge Road in North Hudson before stopping. By that time the dogs were anxious to get out of the car:

They ran around the picnic area first, always hoping for food scraps or interesting smells. Finding nothing of interest, they followed me down the hill toward the Boreas River:

There had been folks camping here, so we had a repeat of the hopeful sniffing and exploring:

The shoreline here is rocky and difficult, a lesson Seamus had learned the last time we stopped. So all the dogs stayed on dry land:

I walked down to the rocks to photograph the wild and beautiful Boreas River:

And little Daphne came down to join me. I think she may have been considering entering the water, but wisely decided against it. It was simply too rocky there:

Oldsters Wally and Winky arrived later than the other dogs and had to do their own exploring:

I was in no hurry and it was such an idyllic spot that I was content to rest and watch the dogs for some time:

Of course I don't know what they smell or how they interpret such things, but there apparently were some fascinating odors there which told quite an interesting story:

Little Clover was the first to make a move back toward the car. I'll post more tomorrow about our stop at the Boreas River: