[December 30, 2012; Cold Spring, NY] I met my friends Ron Kleiman and Lee Reiser at Foundry Dock Park, by the train station in Cold Spring New York and had lunch with them at the Depot restaurant. They had spent the morning kayaking in Constitution Marsh, just south of the town of Cold Spring. The day was sunny but very windy; the Hudson River was rather choppy. While Lee and Ron packed up, I walked around the little riverfront park. It commands an excellent view of Crow’s Nest Mountain and Storm King Mountain on the east side of the river. Storm King, with its domed shape and precipitous cliffs, is particularly imposing. I could also see Foundry Cove, looking south from the park. After lunch, I walked east of Main Street, crossing the railroad tracks via a pedestrian tunnel, to another small park along the river bank. This one has a large gazebo, built on a rectangle of land that juts out into the Hudson. The view of Storm King is even better than at Foundry Dock Park. Looking northeast, I could also make out the flank of Bull Hill, on this side of the river. I stopped twice on the drive back home, once to admire Castle Hill, a large mansion on a hill above the highway, and then again at Bear Mountain, to view the Hudson River from the bridge’s pedestrian walkway. The view northward is spectacular! The conical hill, called Sugarloaf, is particularly beautiful. About a half hour.