New York Archives - J. Dawg Journeys https://jdawgjourneys.com/category/blog/destinations/new-york/ A Journal of Travel Adventures Mon, 26 Dec 2022 17:19:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/jdawgjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-J-Dawg-4.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 New York Archives - J. Dawg Journeys https://jdawgjourneys.com/category/blog/destinations/new-york/ 32 32 78012608 A Summer of Short Trips https://jdawgjourneys.com/2021/10/summer-short-trips/ https://jdawgjourneys.com/2021/10/summer-short-trips/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2021 10:30:16 +0000 https://jdawgjourneys.com/?p=8352 My summer was a mixture of brief home stays and several short RV trips.  With the risk of Covid-19 still prevalent, I tried to stay close to home with trips mostly within the New England states. First, was a trip in May out to Bethel, NY to visit the Woodstock Festival Site.  I wrote a […]

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]]> https://jdawgjourneys.com/2021/10/summer-short-trips/feed/ 8 8352 Back to the Garden – My Visit to Woodstock https://jdawgjourneys.com/2021/06/back-to-the-garden-my-visit-to-woodstock/ https://jdawgjourneys.com/2021/06/back-to-the-garden-my-visit-to-woodstock/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2021 10:30:58 +0000 https://jdawgjourneys.com/?p=8311 No, I wasn’t there in 1969. I was 15 years old when it took place. Fifty two years later, I decided to visit the festival site in Bethel, NY. The field where Woodstock took place has been preserved by the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. Going to the site has been on my bucket […]

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]]> https://jdawgjourneys.com/2021/06/back-to-the-garden-my-visit-to-woodstock/feed/ 7 8311 Theodore Roosevelt’s Home at Sagamore Hill NHS https://jdawgjourneys.com/2018/05/theodore-roosevelt-sagamore-hill/ https://jdawgjourneys.com/2018/05/theodore-roosevelt-sagamore-hill/#comments Sat, 26 May 2018 13:32:08 +0000 https://jdawgjourneys.com/?p=7328 I enjoy visiting Presidential homes.  Visiting a Presidents home lets you go back in time and a get a personal glimpse of the person.  Several of these homes have been preserved as National Historic Sites.  So far, I’ve been to nine Presidential homes. Theodore Roosevelt’s home on Long Island, called Sagamore Hill, has been on […]

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]]> https://jdawgjourneys.com/2018/05/theodore-roosevelt-sagamore-hill/feed/ 2 7328 Exploring Some Historical Sites Along the Hudson https://jdawgjourneys.com/2016/09/hudson-river-valley/ https://jdawgjourneys.com/2016/09/hudson-river-valley/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2016 11:00:03 +0000 http://jdawgjourneys.com/?p=5161 The Fall is typically a period where I like to get back on the road and do some traveling.  The summer vacation crowds have dissipated, the weather’s still warm, and the campgrounds are mostly empty. This Fall, I’m just doing a some short trips.  I’ve started a new drug therapy for my colitis that requires […]

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]]> https://jdawgjourneys.com/2016/09/hudson-river-valley/feed/ 2 5161 Hyde Park and West Point https://jdawgjourneys.com/2013/09/hyde-park-and-west-point-new-york/ Sun, 29 Sep 2013 00:03:00 +0000 http://jdawgjourneys.com/hyde-park-and-west-point-new-york/ Not all travel adventures need to entail long journeys to far away places.  As I recently discovered, sometimes there are interesting places nearby that we discover accidentally or through casual reading. Such was the case when I read a recent travel article about the lower Hudson River Valley.  In the past few years, I’ve read […]

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]]> 511 Long Island East End Adventure https://jdawgjourneys.com/2013/09/long-island-east-end-adventure/ https://jdawgjourneys.com/2013/09/long-island-east-end-adventure/#comments Fri, 20 Sep 2013 18:45:00 +0000 http://jdawgjourneys.com/long-island-east-end-adventure/ If you’re looking for a nice road trip adventure.  One that entails some beautiful rural country, wineries, small quaint villages, fine dining, great beaches, and a some ocean adventure then consider visiting the East End of Long Island.  The East End comprises the North Fork and South Fork and includes Shelter Island, the Hampton’s, and […]

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