Hudson River - Bridge to Bridge

Today, Donna and I took the boat on the Hudson River.  This was our first trip out of Lake Hopatcong, and the first time we put the boat in the water, and took it out on the same day.  In addition to figuring out how to back up the trailer, we had to find the Hazard Boat Ramp in Fort Lee.  It is literally right UNDER the George Washington Bridge.  We went North in the Hudson to Tarrytown, just past the Tappan Zee Bridge and near Sleepy Hollow, got gas at the Tarrytown Marina, and returned south to midtown Manhattan, before we returned home.  A great day!  We got a few pictures of lighthouses (Yes, there were two on this trip!) and of course the bridges.

This is the Jeffreys Hook Lighthouse, also known as the Little Red Lighthouse.  It was finished 1920 and made famous in the children's book "The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Grey Bridge" by Hildegard H. Swift.  


The George Washington Bridge sits above the lighthouse.  The boat ramp where we launched is on the opposite (NJ) shore).

As we went upriver, Captain Donna took the wheel and kept the boat very straight!

As we came north, we reached the Tappan Zee Bridge.

And found another lighthouse just past the bridge.  This one was built in 1883.  It is known as the Tarrytown Lighthouse or the Kingsland Point Lighthouse.  More recently, it was renamed as the Lighthouse at Sleepy Hollow.

Overall, a wonderful day on the river!