Sunday, February 19, 2017

52 in the year of 52 --- #hike8 --- The Cloisters

From freezing rain/snow/sleet last week to warm, 62' and sunny this week.

Whether I am training to 190th at 7:45am on a sunny Sunday or knee deep in snow blazing a trail in the woods during a blizzard...each hike, for me, is as much about exploring and enjoying nature as it is uncovering, learning and experiencing new terrains. 
I approach each of my hikes with equal amounts of curiosity, nervousness and excitement and finish them feeling great senses of peace, appreciation and accomplishment. 

The Cloisters 
https://www.forttryonparktrust.org/pdf/ft_tryon_walking_jogging_routes.pdf 
A Train from 59th up to 190th Street. Take the elevator up, pop outside and off you go.
3.5 miles
No poles
Some inclines and stairs 
Not tons of people, but a few...

Fort Tyron @ 190th Street 

"The intense" trail map...more people on the west side of park...
GWB and a barge...
Some stairs on a Saturday morning...
Probably could have worn sneakers...but I didn't know what I was in for...
Took some side trail steps....

A little Cloisters History and scoop ---
A Cloister is - 
a covered walk in a convent, monastery, college, or cathedral, typically with a wall on one side and a colonnade open to a quadrangle on the other.
Originally owned by an American sculpted who collected medieval artifacts. John D. Rockefeller bought and gave the property to the Met in 1935. 

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