Day 57 The Ultimate USA Road Trip New York Hartford
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RouteXpert René Plücken (MRA Master)
Last edit: 10-03-2023
Route Summary I have further supplemented the Road Trip with even more special points that you can visit in the USA. Today we drive from New York to Hartford in Connecticut. This drive is full of beautiful stops and historical sights, culminating in Woodstock and is over 420 kilometers.
We drive on beautiful country roads with beautiful views and interesting stops. I rate this route with 4 stars.
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RouteXpert Review We leave the city in a northwesterly direction and drive to Wayne where we take the NJ-23, until the town of Stockholm (32 km) this is a four-lane highway and then it turns into a beautiful winding two-lane road through the hilly and green part of New Jersey.
From Port Jervis we drive the scenic Upper Delaware Scenic Byway, this scenic winding road along the Delaware River was legally designated as part of the New York State Scenic Byways System on August 6, 2002 after a two-year process to develop an Enhancement Concept Plan on for New York State Route 97 in Orange, Sullivan and Delaware counties.
The most significant and attractive aspects of the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway remain the spectacular scenic vistas and uniqueness of the communities along the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway. The economic climate improved through careful promotion of the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway, allowing the communities to maintain their character and quality of life while reaping the economic benefits of tourism promotion. Visitors have an exceptional experience year-round due to the abundance of lodging, dining and recreational choices available and the hospitality of the area's residents. There are many parking spaces along the route to stop and enjoy the beautiful view. Some of these are marked with a waypoint.
During the ride we pass a number of reservoirs and rivers with a beautiful view. Well worth stopping now and then to enjoy the beautiful nature and to take a few pictures.
We drive through Lake Superior State Park. This is a beautiful park that is very popular with visitors, it offers picnic tables, volleyball courts and the swimming beach is open on weekends and holidays from Memorial Day through the end of June, and from the last week of June through Labor Day. A boat launch is available for boats, but motorboats are not allowed. Big game hunting, fishing and ice fishing are permitted in season for persons holding valid hunting and fishing licenses.
After lunch in Bethel we visit the Woodstock monument in this famous town. The Woodstock Outdoor Festival took place in the town of Bethel in August 1969 and went down in history as one of the most famous festivals of all time. Artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Who, Joe Cocker and Santana brought at least 400,000 people, mainly hippies in higher spheres. The Woodstock Monument and Woodstock stage area are today a tourist attraction as well as a "pilgrimage site" for those who attended. Also visit the Museum at Bethel Woods to relive or experience Woodstock's past. As you enter the exhibit, you'll hear the echo of 450,000 people chanting "No Rain" and see the stories of those who were actually there. Through artifacts, films, music, and even a hippie bus, you'll be inspired not only by what was the most prolific three-day festival in history, but also by the ideals that are still relevant today. Tickets cost $21.69.
The next stop is planned at the Minnewaska State Park Preserve, a 22,275-acre (90.14 km2) reserve located on the Shawangunk Ridge in Ulster County. Four of the five lakes on the Shawangunk Ridge are within the reservation: Lake Minnewaska, Lake Awosting, Mud Pond (also known as Lake Haseco), and Lake Maratanza; Mohonk Lake is located on the grounds of the Mohonk Mountain House north of Minnewaska. Lake Minnewaska is just under half a mile (0.8 km) long and one-eighth of a mile (0.2 km) wide at its widest point. Lake Awosting is about three times that size, with a length of about one and an eighth of a mile (1.8 km) and a maximum width of about a quarter of a mile (0.4 km).
Entrance to the park costs $10 per vehicle. There are several hiking trails in the park, with scenic views of the nearby Catskill Mountains and Minnewaska Lake. The park is mainly used for picnicking, hiking, mountain biking and swimming. It is also recommended to visit the Awosting Falls, a beautiful waterfall near the entrance of the park.
We continue to the end of the day in Hartford Connecticut. This city is known because the writer Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, and his family lived here from 1874 to 1891. Clemens wrote many of his best-known works while living here, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Prince and the Pauper, Life on the Mississippi, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, A Tramp Abroad, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.
In town you can visit The Mark Twain House & Museum. It was designed by Edward Tuckerman Potter and built in a Gothic Revival style. Clemens biographer Justin Kaplan called it a combination of a steamer, a medieval fortress and a cuckoo clock. Clemens and his family moved to Europe in 1891 and sold the house in 1903. The building later served as a school, apartment building, and public library. In 1929, the house was saved from possible demolition and placed under the care of the newly formed non-profit group Mark Twain Memorial. The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962. After a restoration, it was opened in 1974 as a museum house. In 2003, a visitor center was built for millions of dollars in which the museum was created that was completely dedicated to the life and work of Twain. So plan an extra day in Hartford to visit this historic house and museum of the writer Mark Twain.
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New York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It was one of the original thirteen colonies forming the United States. With a total area of 54,556 square miles (141,300 km2), New York is the 27th largest state geographically. Its population of more than 20 million people makes it the fourth most populous state in the United States as of 2020. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east; it has a maritime border with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the northwest. It is sometimes called New York State to distinguish it from New York City, its largest city.
With a population of 8,804,190 in 2020, New York City is the most populous city in the United States. Two-thirds of the state's population lives in the New York metropolitan area, one of the most populous in the world. New York City is home to the United Nations Headquarters, and has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world, as well as the world's most economically powerful city. The next four most populous cities in the state are Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, and Syracuse, while the state capital is Albany.
New York has a diverse geography. The southern part of the state is in the Atlantic coastal plain and includes Long Island and several smaller associated islands, as well as New York City and the lower Hudson River Valley. The larger Upstate New York region comprises several ranges of the wider Appalachian Mountains, and the Adirondack Mountains in the northeastern lobe of the state. The north–south Hudson River Valley and the east–west Mohawk River Valley bisect these more mountainous regions. Western New York is part of the Great Lakes region and borders on the Great Lakes of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, as well as Niagara Falls. The central part of the state is dominated by the Finger Lakes, a popular vacation and tourist destination.
The area of present-day New York had been inhabited by tribes of the Algonquians and the Iroquois confederacy Native Americans for several hundred years by the time the earliest Europeans arrived. French colonists and Jesuit missionaries arrived southward from Montreal for trade and proselytizing. In 1609, the region was visited by Henry Hudson sailing for the Dutch East India Company. The Dutch built Fort Nassau in 1614 at the confluence of the Hudson and Mohawk rivers, where the present-day capital of Albany later developed. The Dutch soon also settled New Amsterdam and parts of the Hudson Valley, establishing the multiethnic colony of New Netherland, a center of trade and immigration. England seized the colony from the Dutch in 1664, with the Dutch recapturing their colony in 1673 before definitively ceding it to the English as a part of the Treaty of Westminster the following year. During the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), a group of colonists of the Province of New York attempted to take control of the British colony and eventually succeeded in establishing independence. In the early 19th century, New York's development of its interior, beginning with the Erie Canal, gave it incomparable advantages over other regions of the east coast and built its political and cultural ascendancy.
Many landmarks in New York are well known, including four of the world's ten most-visited tourist attractions in 2013: Times Square, Central Park, Niagara Falls, and Grand Central Terminal. New York is also home to the Statue of Liberty. In the 21st century, New York has emerged as a global node of creativity and entrepreneurship, social tolerance, and environmental sustainability. New York has approximately 200 colleges and universities, including the State University of New York. Several universities in New York have been ranked among the top 100 in the nation and world.
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With a population of 8,804,190 in 2020, New York City is the most populous city in the United States. Two-thirds of the state's population lives in the New York metropolitan area, one of the most populous in the world. New York City is home to the United Nations Headquarters, and has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world, as well as the world's most economically powerful city. The next four most populous cities in the state are Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, and Syracuse, while the state capital is Albany.
New York has a diverse geography. The southern part of the state is in the Atlantic coastal plain and includes Long Island and several smaller associated islands, as well as New York City and the lower Hudson River Valley. The larger Upstate New York region comprises several ranges of the wider Appalachian Mountains, and the Adirondack Mountains in the northeastern lobe of the state. The north–south Hudson River Valley and the east–west Mohawk River Valley bisect these more mountainous regions. Western New York is part of the Great Lakes region and borders on the Great Lakes of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, as well as Niagara Falls. The central part of the state is dominated by the Finger Lakes, a popular vacation and tourist destination.
The area of present-day New York had been inhabited by tribes of the Algonquians and the Iroquois confederacy Native Americans for several hundred years by the time the earliest Europeans arrived. French colonists and Jesuit missionaries arrived southward from Montreal for trade and proselytizing. In 1609, the region was visited by Henry Hudson sailing for the Dutch East India Company. The Dutch built Fort Nassau in 1614 at the confluence of the Hudson and Mohawk rivers, where the present-day capital of Albany later developed. The Dutch soon also settled New Amsterdam and parts of the Hudson Valley, establishing the multiethnic colony of New Netherland, a center of trade and immigration. England seized the colony from the Dutch in 1664, with the Dutch recapturing their colony in 1673 before definitively ceding it to the English as a part of the Treaty of Westminster the following year. During the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), a group of colonists of the Province of New York attempted to take control of the British colony and eventually succeeded in establishing independence. In the early 19th century, New York's development of its interior, beginning with the Erie Canal, gave it incomparable advantages over other regions of the east coast and built its political and cultural ascendancy.
Many landmarks in New York are well known, including four of the world's ten most-visited tourist attractions in 2013: Times Square, Central Park, Niagara Falls, and Grand Central Terminal. New York is also home to the Statue of Liberty. In the 21st century, New York has emerged as a global node of creativity and entrepreneurship, social tolerance, and environmental sustainability. New York has approximately 200 colleges and universities, including the State University of New York. Several universities in New York have been ranked among the top 100 in the nation and world.
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