Upper Hudson River

Near North Creek, NY - October 2005

This is a shot of Gore Mountain in the Adironcacks and the upper Hudson River which I took while riding a flatcar on the North Creek RR line. The bridge is Hwy 8 at Riverside (Riparius), NY crossing the Hudson River. Riparius is the name the US Postal Service gave to the town. Since there was already a post office in NY State named Riverside, the service chose Riparius, apparently meaning in latin: "by the river" or "near the river". A riparius is also a soldier belonging to a Byzantine frontier unit.