About this series "New York Living- Nature & Countryside":
We often feel fortunate to live in Manhattan-- get to enjoy its rich cultural life and, with a short drive, beautiful nature. This series shares the nature and countryside near Manhattan that we like to visit/do outdoor sports.
Dutchess Wine Trail
Yes, there are vineyards and wineries near Manhattan, and not just in the Hamptons of Long Island. Dutchess County is one of the places. This album features scenery from our cycling trip near Millbrook Vineyards & Winery and Clinton Vineyards.
Vineyards are not a typical destination for Fall foliage viewing. But I find the withering winegrape leaves in Fall have much more sophistication and excitement in beauty than when lush green in Spring and Summer. We saw sheep along the trail too, and they are even cuter than those we saw in the countryside of Scotland and Cotswolds in UK. Our focus for this trip was cycling and gourmet sandwich picnic. We shall go back to taste their wines in the future, and of course, more leisure strolls along the vineyards, orchards and farms there.
(The wine trail in Dutchess county is about 90 miles from Manhattan. The highway leads there Taconic Parkway is quite scenic.)
Click image below and then click "Slideshow" on upper left corner of screen:
Cycling along the Dutchess Wine Trail
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