Over the Hudson River

On Wednesday, July 7, 11 Mustard Seed kids, along with 3 members of King of Kings Lutheran Church from Liverpool, NY, took a stroll over the Hudson River. Over the Hudson River? How?

We walked the new Walkway over the Hudson State Historic Park, that’s how!

The Walkway over the Hudson was an abandoned railroad bridge crossing the Hudson River between Poughkeepsie and Highland. It has been converted into a walking and cycling path and was opend to the public in the fall of 2009. It has quickly become a  key destination point in the Hudson Valley, and there is mapped out a 3.6 mile walk over the bridge; then into the downtown of Poughkeepsie; then across the Mid-Hudson bridge back to the starting point on the Highland side.

On this upper 90′s degree day, we did not do the entire 3.6 mile walk, but went over the bridge and back and then had a fine picnic lunch.

Studying one of the interpretive kiosks before walking the bridge.

Looking through one of the sets of binoculars on the bridge.

A group photo on the bridge. The Mid-Hudson bridge is in the background.

The very hot day was a bit tiring for some of our walkers.

A tank barge pushed by a tugboat passed under the bridge.

We finished with a picnic lunch on the Highland side of the bridge.

Carl and Melinda from King of Kings pose with some of the Mustard Seed kids.