Rules to think about as the new season begins, Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul. Life may begin at 30, but it doesn’t get real interesting until about 60 mph! If you wait, all that happens is that you get older. Midnight bugs taste just as bad as Noon time bugs. […]
A VISION OF SILENCE AT STORM KING
I LOVE THIS PLACE… STORM KING’S SILENT ALLURE By Warren D. Jorgensen I make it a policy to tour any new area via bus on arrival, to get a larger overall view of the area, which is how Jean and I wound up on the on the tramway that transports visitors around the 500 acres […]
THE STONE CUTTER OF HAVERSTRAW
THE STONE MAN OF HAVERSTRAW In 1988, Ted Ludwiczak, who had seen more of life than most of us will ever see, moved to a house on the bluff overlooking the Hudson River in Haverstraw, NY. And it is here where his second, or maybe third or fourth life—he has seen so much that […]
GEORGE REALLY DID SLEEP HERE..AND THERE
GEORGE WASHINGTON SLEPT…WHERE? HERE! REALLY! By Warren D. Jorgensen If the shots heard ‘round the world at Lexington and Concord signaled the birth of the baby that would become America, then the Hudson Valley is where it learned to walk, with George Washington holding it’s hand. His legacy is still very much alive, along with […]
PETER WING’S DREAM CASTLE
PETER WING’S NEVERENDING (Recycled) DREAM CASTLE By Warren D. Jorgensen In 1968, Peter Wing brought Toni Simoncelli to the meadow overlooking his family’s 157-acre, century-old family farm and proposed to her. "He said," she remembers, "that he was going to build me a castle, and put me in it." "I did not." He says, lamely. […]
HUDSON VALLEY HIGHLAND RIDE
HUDSON VALLEY HIGHLANDS…THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER The Hudson Highlands on the west side of the river are different; more rural, more agricultural with hundreds of miles of two lane blacktops, small towns that seem to stand still in time. When I need a local ride to clear out the cobwebs and feel the […]