Champlain Hudson guide
• Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - Scope
| The scope of the Champlain-Hudson waterway and its broad valleys is, ingeneral, defined by the watershed feeding the lake and the river.We coverprimarily the counties with riverfront, from the Canadian border to theTappan Zee Bridge. Because the valleys are bounded by mountains throughout most of their length, we frequently write about places andactivities on their slopes.There are a number of reasons for writing about the two linked valleystogether. One is that it has seldom been done, though there are plenty oftravel guides to individual regions like the Adirondacks, the Catskills, orthe Hudson Valley from Albany southward. Another is the fact that LakeChamplain and theHudson River have been linked historically as a waterhighway – and that was the only kind available – by Native American tribes, then by Europeans once they got into the region. The rich heritageof the valleys cannot be fully understood without reference to the water-way that connects them, a realization that has led to the creation of anumber of historical and recreational trails in recent years. And, finallythere is just somuch to do in the valleys and themountains that surround them. |
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