Exploring Cold Spring New York. A Great Hiking Day Trip from NYC
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- čas přidán 23. 08. 2024
- I take the Metro-North Railroad from Grand Central Terminal in New York City to Cold Spring, New York. It’s a pleasant small town located along the Hudson River about 50 miles away from NYC. I first go for a short hike along the Little Stony Point trail and see some excellent views and even spot a bald eagle. Then I hike the Blue Hill short loop, which is a much longer trail, but includes incredible scenery with some elevation gains. I also saw the ruins of the old Cornish Estate also called North Gate. I then head back to town for some pizza and coffee before heading home.
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You deserve way more subscribers, these videos are so well made
Thank you! That makes me happy to hear since I put in a decent amount of time making them.
Love your walk when your walking past the camera 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Haha! Thanks!
It even looks spectacular during the fall. Another amazing video as always!
Thank you! Yeah, I definitely want to check it out when the trees start turning colors!
Thanks...your videos make me feel happy ....thanks again
Thanks for watching! That makes me happy to hear!
Love that you saw a bald eagle...we live in upstate NY and see them regularly but so inspiring!... we love your videos and watch almost every day now...hence going back to older ones...keep at it, you're doing great!!
Thank you so much! Yeah, that sighting was a real surprise for me!
I can't believe I haven't heard of this stunning place! You inspire me to visit! Great video, James.
Thank you so much! Yeah, it's a really amazing place!
You should go back for fall colors!! Future episode! Great video. 👍
Thank you! Yeah I definitely want to see it during the fall.
@@Jamesnu I sent that just as you were talking about going back in the fall. My girl was cracking up.
@@thecrimedog8424 Haha! Nice!
I really enjoyed this video! There's just so many nice things to say about Cold Spring! I like the town, the mountains, and the Bald Eagle. But in the early 2000s i never remember there being something like fire smoke traveling from the West Coast to the East Coast like that. In matter of fact i don't even remember there being many forest fires back then.
Thanks! Yeah, I can only imagine how beautiful Cold Spring would've been that day if there wasn't that haze, but it will definitely be a place I go back to.
Grew up there and climbed those trails before they were in the know.
Nice! It's such a beautiful area!
what a lovely trip away from your urban day to day. dont you find that being in nature, it is so much easier on the eyes and mind? all those soft edges of things? when in the city it can be an assault of angles and hard surfaces. you are right...it is nice to go to nature. good reminder!.
Absolutely! I love NYC and city life in general, but being in nature provides a much needed break for me and a great mental boost. It's something I should do more often.
I have never seen Metro-North Railroad before O_O. I only take LIRR so it was a shocking news for me haha. 2:00 Yeap coffee lover confirmed XD! I also wanna see a bold eagle so badly T_T.
Haha! Yeah, the Metro-North is great! Yep, can't live without coffee! That bald eagle spotting was truly one of the neatest things I've seen all year!
Awesome video! Cold Spring is one of the cutest small towns in the area that you can get to by train. Love how you can get into nature & grab some good food in such a compact area. I live up the road in Beacon and head over there to have coffee a lot and enjoy the views on the water. Just a perfect place... but better come on a weekday because the weekends are packed!
Indeed! Cold Spring is a fantastic place with a lot to offer. Yeah, I'm really glad I went on a weekday. I've heard before how packed it can get on the weekends.
Loved your video. I grew up in Cold Spring in the 60's.. Just a beautiful place.
Thank you! Yeah, I really enjoyed my time there!
My favorite town
It's definitely a special place!
your trips are awesome, keep on with your great work
Thank you!
Glad you had such a great time! I grew up near there in Croton on Hudson. Breakneck Ridge and Stormking Mountain are my favorite trails in that area. Rockefeller State Park preserve in pleasantville/tarrytown area is also really beautiful this time of year. Really nice to see another great video - your videos are terrific whether they are on restaurants, food OR hiking!
Thank you so much! Yeah, that whole area is beautiful! I definitely want to go back sometime soon and see some of the fall colors.
Hi James. What a beautiful video.. I never knew such a beautiful place existed in New York State.. I'm putting this on my bucket list.
I was born in Cold Spring and lived in neighboring Nelsonville for 15 years. It's a beautiful village. I still have a few friends that live in the area.
FYI: The movie "Hello, Dolly" was partial filmed in Cold Spring. Don McLean lived in Cold Spring when he wrote and recorded. "American Pie".
Little Stoney Point has a beach on the northside (upriver) it is called "Sandy Beach" by the locals.
Bald eagles do inhabit the area. Not uncommon.
While exploring Little Stoney Point you will find remnants of the Trap Rock Quary structures that once has in the area.
There are other trails back off the river especially some in Nelsonville.
As a kid I explored all over Bull Hill (a.k.a. Mt. Taurus).
The cold spring in Cold Spring is down by the railroad tracks near the old train station which is now the Depot Restaurant.
Bill and Hillary Clinton enjoy eating there.
I recommend the "Steamers".
Legend has it, General George Washington, whose troops were camped on the hill that Haldane Central School occupies today, tasted the spring and remarked how cold it was.
At time 14:00 you will see a "Palen's Drug Store". It was an old "Rexall Drugs" store. It was in two buildings. The one the sign is over and the dorr to the right of it which was where the local "Bryer's" soda shoppe resided.
The pizza store is "Cold Spring Pizza." Years before it too was a "Borden's" soda shoppe called "Busy Corner".
The Haldane students would frequent there during lunch and after school. It was one of two pizza joints in Cold Spring in the 60-70's.
Great vIdeo!
Thank you! And thanks for sharing all that amazing information! I really enjoyed my visit to Cold Spring, but it looks like there was a lot I didn't know about the place. I think that the next time I'm back in the area, I'll have a deeper appreciation for the place. Thank you so much!
Excellent critter sightings!
So many friendly creatures!
Great vlogs James. Keep it up.
Thank you so much!
Cold spring is looks very peaceful American small town just come out from small picture book.😊
Yeah, I know what you mean. It's a beautiful place!
Cold spring reminds me of the little towns located in the eastern and southern side of Ecuador (Amazon).
Zamora is one of those magical towns with a national park called Podocarpus definitely a must-see besides Quilotoa, Cotopaxi National Park, El Pailón del Diablo waterfall, San Pablo Lake, Cuicocha lake, and Otavalo. 👌
I've never been, but I definitely want to go to Ecuador sometime. Living in NYC I don't get to see much nature so this was really special.
Thank you James for such a detailed Vlog about Cold Spring Hike !! Keep it up you just got a new subscriber !!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!
@@Jamesnu 1 question James .. If you had 2 days off and you don't have energy to hike, where would you go from new york city ? best place to R & R near city reachable by train.
@@tasteofmeiguo1146 There's a lot of great places! For a beach trip, Long Beach, NY and Long Branch, NJ are great places. Those are the only two beach spots I've gone to so far, but there're actually a lot more for beach trips. I would really like to go to the Hamptons, but it's a bit expensive. I've also been meaning to go to New Canaan, CT, there's an interesting home and museum there called the glass house. Philadelphia, is great too, lots to do there. I'm also sure that there are probably a lot of great places nearby that I haven't even heard of yet.
@@Jamesnu Thank you very much
Love going to cold springs, going down Friday actually to film VR version of the Cornish estate! funny I happened to find this video just by searching "hiking new York".
Nice! Enjoy Cold Springs!
I love your videos
Thank you so much!
Looks like an awesome hike
Indeed! It was a wonderful time!
Your channel is so underrated!
Thank you! I really appreciate it!
What a beautiful place
Absolutely!
Really nice video!
Thank you so much!
@@Jamesnu you're welcome 😊 we really enjoy making outdoor videos also
@@NickandRachel Yeah, I've watched a few. You've definitely gone to some beautiful looking places!
Great video!
Thanks Mom!
Can you explain where you went from the moment you got off the train? You obviously had to go through the tunnel. Did you go straight north?
Pretty much. I went up Main Street for a couple of blocks and then made a left onto Fair Street and continued North for about a mile until I reached the trails.
@@Jamesnu ty so much. Going back this weekend
I can direct you anywhere you would like, as I have lived here since I was a kid.
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Thank you!
Which Chicago suburb are you from? I’m from the St Charles area!
I've been to St. Charles, nice place! I grew up in Lemont, Illinois, a southwest Chicago suburb.
@@Jamesnu I know where lemont is! Cool!
Just subscribed.
Plan on moving out to the Boston/Portsmouth, NH area this next year but absolutely love seeing all the little places to visit in New England
@@kylec4858 Thanks! I appreciate it! That's a great area! Best of luck with the move!
They have SUPER agressive cops there, several pending law suits. Come on Vacation leave on Probation.