Thursday, April 4, 2019

First Hike of Spring (Bronxville to Valhalla, NY)

Two Sundays ago (3/24), I joined a group for a hike along the Bronx River Parkway in Westchester from Bronxville to Valhalla (where there are no dead Vikings feasting).

The border between winter in spring is very brown. Though even with few leaves and flowers, the landscape can still be beautiful.

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Our lunch stop was in Scarsdale, which is a pretty town.

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We walked through some of the residential neighborhoods where the homes have a variety of architectural styles.

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However, the most impressive structure wasn't in Scarsdale but in Valhalla: the Kensico Dam.

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In total, it was about 12 miles on a day when the temperature climbed from the low 30s in the morning to the mid 50s in the afternoon and stayed sunny, for the most part. A satisfying walk.