Fishkill, NY to Suffern, NY - 54 miles

Today was probably the best scenery yet as we headed southwest in rural New York state.  We started out south along the east side of the Hudson River, though we couldn't see it for the lush trees, before crossing at The Bear Mountain Bridge (see above).  It is a beautiful bridge and the view both up and down river from mid-span is impressive.  The Hudson is very wide at that point, much like the Columbia at Vantage, WA, but with much more foliage.   Following the crossing we rode several miles in Bear Mountain State Park, passing more lush forests and some beautiful lakes.  At one point, we saw more damage from hurricane Irene.  The rushing lake water had moved the entire road about 30 feet to the south (see the picture above).   We had a little fog in the morning but beautiful weather for the scenic part of the trip.  Tomorrow we cross into New Jersey.