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Hudson Highlands State Park
Date visited: 8/12/2022
This was a fun adventure to check out the Cornish Estate Ruins. The estate was a lavish mansion built by Edward Joel Cornish and his wife Selina Bliss Carter Cornish around 1910. The couple tragically died within weeks of each other in 1938, and in 1958 the mansion burned down. The ruins require about a mile hike up a 200 foot hill, though the incline is very gradual. The first quarter of a mile or so from the parking lot is on a regular dirt trail, but the rest on a paved wide sidewalk, which offeres some views of the Hudson River on the way up. It's worth the visit if you are in the area!
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Little Stony Point
Date visited: 8/12/2022
Technically, this is part of Hudson Highlands State Park, but it's across the street from the rest of the park. As the name implies, this is a "little stony point" that protrudes into the Hudson River. There's a short overlook trail that offers great views of the Hudson River and the mountains surrounding it. There is also a loop trail which gets right down to water. There are signs posted tht swimming is not allowed, despite there being beachy areas. There were, however, people swimming. I let the dogs go in briefly to cool off. There's also a real cave to check out. I took a photo from inside the cave looking out, but it was so dark I had to use the light on my iPhone to shine on the dogs so that my camera could focus on them. This is another fun adventure and a good companion trip to the Cornish Estates Ruins on the other side of the park.
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