Have you ever been to Cold Spring? It's an hour or so outside of the city, right on the Hudson River... in fact, it's just one stop north of West Point!
Last year SFS and I travelled to Cold Spring and had a really good time- so we knew we had to make another visit this fall! The town has an amazing history- the village's Foundry provided munitions for the Union Army during the Civil War, and was incorporated in 1864. In 1973, the Village was designated a Federal Historic District, and is now an amazing place to visit!Once off the train, the village is full of amazing houses...
That all have views like this!
When we got off the train, SFS and I decided to head down to the Hudson.
It was a rainy day, but that didn't stop us!
I can't tell you how pretty it was to look across the water and see the beautiful trees changing color...
Oh my gosh, right? Totally worth a yearly visit, if I do say so myself!
In fact, SFS was so excited to be there, he was jumping for joy! Ok, so maybe that wasn't exactly the case, but isn't that a cute picture?
SFS reciprocated, and took a jumping picture of me. It might have taken a few tries, but this makes it look like I can actually catch some air! (And even though it's been years since I was a cheerleader, I apparently still have the whole cheerleading-arms thing going on...)
But back to the normal pictures.
SFS took this cool one from under a tree.
Ok, I tried, but I couldn't stick with the normal pictures... doesn't this look like SFS is cannonballing into a swimming pool?
After SFS finished jumping, we noticed that a train was passing on the other side of the river. Doesn't it look just like a model train set?
I was a picture snapping fool all day. Lucky for me, SFS was a good sport and posed along the way!
We decided to following a walking trail that lead to a small park farther up the river.
It started to rain harder, so SFS held the umbrella so I could keep taking pictures. He's quite a guy, right?
And now, how about some astounding news? The lovely blue coat you see below is the first rain coat SFS has ever owned. I know- I was floored when he told me. He bought it a few weeks ago, and I couldn't figure out why he was so enamored by it... but he's been talking about all the bells and whistles it has... like a mesh lining, Velcro pockets, elastic pulls on the hood, and a built in visor. Since he grew up in California, he's used to sunny, beautiful weather 95% of the time... can you imagine?
Even in the rain, Cold Spring is a beautiful place to visit.
But don't worry- we did more than just walk around in the rain! Check back tomorrow to see what else the Village of Cold Spring has to offer! Thanks for stopping by- I hope you have a great Tuesday!
