I’ve never watched the conventions before, but was curious how the two parties would handle a virtual one. I’ve been watching the DNC. It is rather surreal..enjoyed the backdrops of all the delegates.

Took a drive on Friday down to Callicoon, New York, walked around a bit, then down the Delaware to Narrowsburg, and back up in a loop to head back through Bethel, site of the Woodstock Festival. Eventually I’ll be able to display this trip using my own mapping system, instead of this screenshot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Olympia Hotel

If you look in this picture, not only do you see the Western Hotel, you see the Olympia Hotel in the background. The Olympia was abandoned(look at this picture from 2008) and derelict until purchased in 2010 and returned to commercial use in 2015, and there were plans for excursion trips along the railroad line which never came to fruition. The former Erie Railroad route is now operated by the Central New York Railway for local service and the New York, Susquehanna, and Western for through service and leased from Norfolk Southern. The line runs from Port Jervis, through Narrowsburg, Callicoon, Hancock, Deposit, and terminates in Binghamton.