One of the things I realized when I was back home in Australia is how much of an outdoors girl I am. My favourite things to do are horseriding, rock-climbing, beach walking and bike riding... all followed by brunch a good skinny latte somewhere of course.
Turns out I can indulge my love for the outdoors just a short train ride away from NYC (90 minutes to be exact!). Last weekend we went hiking through the Franny Reese State Park out near Poughkeepsie. The trees were bare, an icy wind was blowing and a weak sun peeked out sporadically from behind the clouds. It was somewhat eerie walking through a forest with no leaves (for an Aussie girl!) but beautiful, despite the fact I was on bear alert the whole way...
Turns out I can indulge my love for the outdoors just a short train ride away from NYC (90 minutes to be exact!). Last weekend we went hiking through the Franny Reese State Park out near Poughkeepsie. The trees were bare, an icy wind was blowing and a weak sun peeked out sporadically from behind the clouds. It was somewhat eerie walking through a forest with no leaves (for an Aussie girl!) but beautiful, despite the fact I was on bear alert the whole way...
... I should have been more wary of a cute little dog called Sammy, who raced up to us growling fiercely and then bit my hiking pants. Hmmm. Guess it was better than seeing a bear (or a snake if we were in Australia!).
From New York, with love xox
From New York, with love xox
21 comments:
I love these photos! Especially the second one. It's so hauntingly beautiful!
Gorgeous pictures. This reminds me of the woods by my parent's house. LOved to explore them as a kid. xo style, she wrote
Beauitful eerie shots! They give me the shivers but they're just so gorgeous at the same time! xo K
Beautiful pics. the landscapes and flora looks quite different from australia.
I love taking little excursions from the city. It's nice to get out to the great outdoors from time to time. :)
Have a great weekend! xoxo
Its so great that you found an outdoorsy place to escape the city. The pictures remind me of something I'd read in a novel...a thriller most probably. There is beauty in all different types of natural habitats. Gosh - bear alert! That sounds quite scary! I guess you could say the same here about our game reserves when people should be on cheetah or lion watch! And Australia has all the most dangerous snakes in the world all on one continent, right?
This place looks awesome! Perfect for pictures.
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Oh wow, what beautiful photographs! It looks like someplace I would love to visit. I love hiking so much!
Stunning photos!
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hahah oh my gosh, I'd take a mean dog over a bear or snake...I guess. haha what a choice! Neat hike! It reminds me of winter here, we have a big park in the city, but you feel like you are in the mountains. I love it.
Enjoy your weekend!!!!!!!!!
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it's always refreshing to go out for a nice long walk. xoxo
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I'm not much of a hiker but this park looks like a wonderful little outdoor escape from the city. Glad to hear you didn't run into any bears :)
Looks like fun!
What a brilliant weekend! Oh I nearly stepped on a snake as a kid growing up in the country in Australia and I agree I would much prefer a growling dog any day! x
Beautiful pictures dear :)
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this looks so cool... love the last 2 images... hope you're having a great weekend!
These images are sooooo super amazing, love love love! Hope you have a great week!
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Oh this looks like a really gorgeous area! I would love to take pictures back in there, especially in the fall :)
I love these pics you took! Seems like it was very quiet and pretty there.
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How lovely that you've found a spot where you can let your outdoors spirit free! Something that really got me when I moved to Australia was how very different the landscape and the colors were to any other place I'd been. I appreciate it all a lot more now!
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