I’m back from an amazing trip photographing in New York’s Hudson River Valley. It was my first trip to the area and it definitely won’t be my last. I’m already planning a trip back to the area for fall color in October.
Some of my favorite landscape painters are members of the Hudson River School of painters – so I’ve always wanted to see the places that inspired their paintings. I spent close to two weeks photographing the landscapes, visiting historic sites, hiking in state parks and eating at some wonderful diners. I thought I’d share some of my photos from the trip with you today.
One of my favorite places I visited on the trip was Olana State Historic Site in Hudson, NY. This is the home and estate of Hudson River School painter Frederic Church.
View from Frederic Church’s Studio Window
View from the artist’s studio at Olana © 2016 Patty Hankins
Olana, home of Frederic Church
Olana © 2016 Patty Hankins
View of the Hudson River from Olana
View from Olana © 2016 Patty Hankins
I photographed interesting graves in several cemeteries.
Bas relief on Hilton grave at Albany Rural Cemetery © 2016 Patty Hankins
Mausoleaum Door at Albany Rural Cemetery © 2016 Patty Hankins
Celtic Cross at Albany Rural Cemetery © 2016 Patty Hankins
Spencer Grave at Overlook Cemetery in Troy, NY ©2016 Patty Hankins
Angel in the Delavan Family Plot, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery © 2016 Patty Hankins
Angel in the Delavan Family Plot, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery © 2016 Patty Hankins
I visited (and photographed at) several botanical gardens and arboreatums.
Stonecrop Gardens in Cold Spring
Peaceful spot at Stonecrop Gardens © 2016 Patty Hankins
Mountain Top Arboreatum in Tannersville
Siberian Iris © 2016 Patty Hankins
Lupines © 2016 Patty Hankins
In the Woods © 2016 Patty Hankins
In the Woods © 2016 Patty Hankins
Innisfree Garden in Millbrook
Mist Waterfall © 2016 Patty Hankins
Water lilies © 2016 Patty Hankins
New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx
Cottage Garden © 2016 Patty Hankins
Dasante Blue Larkspur © 2016 Patty Hankins
Indian Pink and Ferns © 2016 Patty Hankins
Butterfly Weed in the Meadow © 2016 Patty Hankins
I also visited some of the wonderful parks in the area
Catskill Park
Bastion Falls © 2016 Patty Hankins
Rocks and Roots © 2016 Patty Hankins
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Common Milkweed © 2016 Patty Hankins
Ferns © 2016 Patty Hankins
In the Woods © 2016 Patty Hankins
Eleanor Roosevelt Historic Site
Pond at Val Kill © 2016 Patty Hankins
Vanderbilt Mansion Historic Site
Odalisque statue © 2016 Patty Hankins
And lots of wonderful scenes I saw along the roads including
Immaculate Conception Church in Haines Falls © 2016 Patty Hankins
Cat Sculpture in Catskill © 2016 Patty Hankins
These are quick edits that I did while I was still on the road. I’ll be editing and sharing more of my photos from the trip (including lots more wonderful cat sculptures from Catskill) in the weeks to come.