D&D Travel - A Look at the Hudson River Valley and Hyde Park, New York...

A lovely farm house in Dutchess County, NY, near Rhinebeck...

Spring arrives at Alison Vineyards in Red Hook. Unfortunately, the vineyard is now closed...

The grounds of Whitecliff Vineyards in Gardiner, opposite the Shawangunk Mountain chain. Whitecliff is open year-round and offers some great views from their deck!

The Park at Rondout Landing at the historic waterfront in Kingston, NY...

Above three images: Along the waterfront district in Kingston - a fun place to spend a day. From the landing at water's edge, sightseeing cruises aboard a riverboat offer great views along the Hudson River and surrounding contryside...

The Hudson River Maritime Museum, at the Waterfront...The only museum dedicated to preserving the history of the Hudson River...A fascinating place to visit! Click here for more info!

On the museum grounds, the Mathilda is an 1898 steam tug, once sunk in the East River! Restoration is ongoing - see the museum website for more info...

The FDR Presidential Library and Museum on Route 9 in Hyde Park, NY, opened June 30, 1941 and offers multi-media displays of Franklin D. Roosevelt's years as president, including much memorabilia and a history of the Great Depression. FDR is often credited with bringing the US out of the economic meltdown that began with the stock market crash of 1929...

Bronze statues of FDR and wife Eleanor just outside the visitors center

Franklin D. Roosevelt's home on the grounds of his Hyde Park estate...

From the rear of the home, the Hudson River can just barely be seen in the upper left portion of the image. Years ago, the view of the river was extensive when the trees were much younger!

Another view of the mansion, often referred to as "Springwood."

The Coach House and Stables adjacent to FDR's home and opposite the Rose Garden and Gravesite of Franklin and Eleanor...

The gravesites of both Franklin D. and Eleanor, surrounded by a rose garden. FDR's famed Scottie dog "Fala" is buried just to the left and out of frame...

The President's 1936 Ford Phaeton, specially outfitted with hand controls, allowed FDR to drive the estate and the back roads of his beloved Dutchess County...

A replica of FDR's Oval Office at the White House, in the museum building. The wheelchair is original and one of several FDR had specially made to his specifications, using a standard wooden chair, which he found much less confining...

Roosevelt's original desk, almost exactly as he left it - on display at the museum in Hyde Park

Saint Margaret of Antioch Episcopal Church in Staatsburg, just off Route 9 on the east bank of the Hudson River. Routes 9, 9D and 9W follow a good portion of both banks of the Hudson. They are designated "Scenic Highways" and offer some great scenery and interesting little towns to explore, such as Rhinebeck, Red Hook and Highland to name just a few...Nearby are the Catskill Mountains in the Catskill Forest Preserve, covering over 287,000 acres with 98 peaks at more than 3000 feet in elevation!