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Arun Shah

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Croton Dam Rd, Cortlandt Manor, NY- United States

Date: Saturday, October 13, 2012

Time: 05:00pm - 07:00pm

Location Details: New Croton Dam, Cortlandt Manor, NY

After the walk, meet at: A local restaurant - details to follow

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Meet Time: 05:00pm - 07:00pm

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Photo Walk Description

This is a great spot to photograph an autumn sunset. On the west side will be the setting sun and magnificent autumn colors. Towards the east is a serene body of water surrounded by distant fall colors and a waterfall. Bring your tripod if you wish to capture panorama’s and HDR photographs. We will meet at the top of the dam on the east side overlooking the waterfall. You can park on Croton Dam Rd off Rte 129 (right coming out of the park, and first right) which is a small dead end street with a few spots. You can also park on the other side of 129 on the street and then walk up Croton Dam Rd to the top of the dam. After the walk we will take a short drive to a local restaurant and have dinner.

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  • By Arun Shah ( 0 )

  • Typo in directions

    Posted October 13, 2012

    Sorry, typo:

    In Option 2 below, where I said:
    ‘After the Danish Home, at a T, go L on Quaker Bridge Rd 1.0 mile
    ‘ the name of the street is Quaker Ridge not Quaker Bridge.

  • Updated Directions

    Posted October 10, 2012

    Directions to the New Croton Dam
    (I found the directions in Google Maps and Mapquest confusing)
    New Croton Dam abuts the Croton Gorge Park.
    A. Directions from Rte 118 and Rte 129 junction
    Option – 1
    West on 129 5.5 miles
    R on Batten Rd to park and walk back, cross 129 and walk 0.3 miles to the top of the dam (or you may get lucky and see parking on the dead end leading to the dam on your left).
    If you have gone too far, you will see Croton Gorge Park
    Option – 2 (Puts you right next to the dam)
    Keep going past Croton Gorge Park
    L on Niles Rd 300 ft
    At fork L on Quaker Bridge Rd 0.4 miles
    Go over the small bridge
    L on Quaker Bridge Rd East 0.6 miles on a winding road
    After the Danish Home, at a T, go L on Quaker Bridge Rd 1.0 mile
    You will go past Apple Bee Farm Rd on the right
    L on Croton Dam Rd – it may be marked as a dead end
    At the end of the road you will see the dam
    Park on the quiet road and walk to the other end of the dam near the falls.
    B. Directions from Croton on Hudson
    Option – 3
    Pick up 129 going East
    After Croton Gorge Park
    L on Batten Rd and follow Option1 above
    Option – 4 (Puts you right next to the dam)
    (Before Croton Gorge Park)
    R on Quaker Bridge Rd where it forks off 129
    (or R on Niles Rd)
    Follow Option 2 above

  • After the walk...

    Posted September 27, 2012

    Being a Saturday evening, dinner for a large group with a yet unknown count is difficult. Instead we will aim to have a drink at a local bar.

 

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