Sunday, October 29, 2006

Stayed in Troy, NY for and additional day. Winds were very strong at 20 to 30 mph with much higher gusts. With all of the rain the river is running hard at the dock at 3 to 4 mph. The river is very narrow here at about 300 feet across. We will have to run the boat at several miles per hour in the morning just to get our lines cleared.

First thing this morning a regional cruise ship docks. Here are shots of her passing though an interestingly designed lift bridge right by our marina.



She pulls in just ahead of us at the dock for her passengers to do local day trips. They will head south back down the river at night fall.










Troy has some very well maintained period buildings. It was fun to walk the local streets, which included a visit to an Art Center which had studios for pottery, stain, glass, painting and even dance. The store fronts included antique shops, bookstores, and gift shops.









Troy is the home of the original Uncle Sam.



















This is the arch way entrance to Russell Sage College which was just a few blocks away from RPI.













The approach to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute engineering school was impressive! The school sits on the hillside of the Hudson River Valley with these marble steps leading up the hill to the campus.