On Patrol: Hudson River, Kingston to Catskill

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We’re on patrol going north from Kingston today. Here’s what we’re seeing along the Hudson.

First light, Rondout Creek in Kingston:

Scientists from Queens College and Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory are with us. Here they pull a sample of Hudson River water from depth of 32 feet:

A DNA sample helps define what micro-scale stuff lives here:

Boom! The old SL Cement-Catskill silos are being dismantled as we pass by:

Riverkeeper’s Capt. John Lipscomb hauls in anchor after a stop, one of the 70+ sites we sample along the Hudson:

Hudson Athens Lighthouse. Nothing wrong with a LITTLE sighteeing while on Riverkeeper patrol, I hope:

Hi, Sloop Clearwater!

Parting shot. Riverkeeper talks to Sloop Clearwater crew, then on to Waterford. Me, I’m taking Amtrak home.