Sharon and Ken Roberts |
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January 2004 |
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view of the start of our route from above looking north to the George Washington Bridge from Riverbank State Park at 145th Street Sharon is skiing left of the dark-plowed path just before the fences to the right
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| Lots of choices for Sharon skiing on the wide snow beside the Hudson River (She skis around west side of a ball field, toward a tricky move around the fences that requires taking skis off) |
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We then found an easier route thru the middle of the fences of the
ball field -- straight past the lamp post
(the green Greenway marker points toward the right -- nice on a bicycle, but there's not enough room for good skiing that way)
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| ski to the little red lighthouse underneath the George Washington
Bridge
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From the GWB north to Dyckman Street, the skiing is alongside the highway, but there's enough room to find decent snow |
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| enjoying the winter afternoon skiing thru Inwood Hill Park |
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Sharon makes the climb up the trail that curves underneath the Henry
Hudson Bridge across the Harlem River (Followed by a steeper descent. At the fork in the trail, it's the downhill that leads eventually to the big open field and 218th St)
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| We finish skiing at 218th St in the open field of Inwood Park, by a
cove hidden in the north end of Manhattan island -- with the Henry
Hudson Bridge behind (then we carried our skis and walked in our boots to the IRT subway station on Broadway)
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