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Of course! It’s a really wonderful place and October might be my single favorite month there. Have the best time!

Oh and it’s a very good time of the year for cider or beer outside somewhere pretty! Bad Seed in Highland, Angry Orchard in Walden, Plan Bee in Poughkeepsie, Lasting Joy in Tivoli.

Food: Darlings in Tillson (possibly my fave), Downstate in Newburgh, Quinn’s & Red Pepper Diner in Beacon, Tortilleria Allison & Hudson + Packard in Poughkeepsie. Kingston go-tos: Armadillo’s, Ship to Shore, Sorry Charlie. The Unicorn (only queer bar in the region) & West Kill for drinks.

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Art: Magazzino Italian Art in Cold Spring, DIA Beacon in Beacon, Opus 40 in Saugerties

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History: The FDR Library, Eleanor Roosevelt’s house at Vallkill, and the Vanderbilt Mansion are all very close to each other in Hyde Park. Kingston has lots of historic places; Rough Draft Books is fab and is in a pre-Revolutionary War building.

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Walkway Over the Hudson State Park in Poughkeepsie has amazing views up and down the river.

Hiking options are pretty endless: Harriman, Bear Mountain, & Storm King State Pks on your way up. My personal fave is Minnewaska. They will be crowded for foliage season. Kingston is a great base for the Catskills, lots within an hour (Balsam Lake and Windham Wilderness are 2 faves).

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Speaking as a former Hudson Valley resident: yes, tons! Are you looking for nature/art/history/food+drink/all of the above?

David @dayvyd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I like my Adidas Dropsets for lifting. Very stable, but comfortable for the walk to the gym. Also appreciate that the design is pretty understated-looking.

David @dayvyd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Truly such a great lineup!

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David @dayvyd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Also like…how is that building real?

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David @dayvyd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Between the exhibits on tarot, Peter Hujar’s contact sheets, and John Asbery’s personal collection of drawings (all of which are ending next month!), had a phenomenally gay time at the Morgan Library yesterday.

Peter Hujar contact sheets of The Cockettes, a performance troupe

Peter Hujar contact sheet of Christopher Street Liberation Day Fair with John Waters and Jackie Curtis

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David @dayvyd.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I clipped it myself 😉

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David @dayvyd.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

First time in a tux and feeling very 🐧.

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David @dayvyd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This is great with or without the garnish; love it with a poached egg. cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1020...

cooking.nytimes.com

Lablabi (Tunisian Chickpea Soup) (Published 2020)

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David @dayvyd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I like the ones I’ve gotten from Muji recently. The multi-colored ones made out of recycled excess yarn are fun!

David @dayvyd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Reminded by the cameo it gets in Coyote Vs. Acme that the New Mexico Rail Runner Express has *easily* the best branding of any commuter rail in the country.

The New Mexico Rail Runner Express. The engine is painted like a stylized roadrunner’s head and the cars have a trailing tail feather design.

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David @dayvyd.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Please make me some tysm.

David @dayvyd.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Obligatory first time on the (no longer very) new train pics.

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David @dayvyd.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

How are these real??? In that they are not real????

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David @dayvyd.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The glass flowers at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen.

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David @dayvyd.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Sad to be leaving but this has been a pretty exciting return journey so far. 🐋

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David @dayvyd.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Already convinced Cape Cod is one of the best capes.

Provincetown’s Pilgrim Monument in the distance across an expanse of marsh grasses

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David @dayvyd.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Healed by medicinal-strength sleeping on a crisp late summer night in New England with all the windows open and a light breeze.

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David @dayvyd.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Appreciate how this trip has flipped between stunning New England summer’s day and John Carpenter’s “The Fog” every 15 minutes.

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David @dayvyd.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This is my first time so gratefully accepting your recs. 💖

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David @dayvyd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Firmly believe the best part of the Northeast Corridor is the section in eastern CT that features like 700 brief glimpses of salt marshes.

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David @dayvyd.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

May we all strive to live with as much of the kindness, care, and insistent joy Dolly embodied as we can. 💔

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David @dayvyd.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Portland to Portland roadtrip!

David @dayvyd.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Really want to get to all 50; I’m thinking maybe CO next.

States visited map. Been to 36, lived in 2 (NY and IL).

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David @dayvyd.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Perfect New York Botanical Garden weather. 🌱

Giant lily pads outside the conservatory

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David @dayvyd.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Today’s arm day motivation supplied entirely by strategic use of the emo/pop punk playlist.

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David @dayvyd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Ohhh good to know ty!!!

David @dayvyd.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

That’s awesome! I have been debating getting one now or waiting for the next version that’s supposed to run on Android so I can use it with e-book check-outs from the library.