Cohoes Falls is the second largest waterfalls east of the Mississippi River, second only to Niagara Falls. These falls are on the Mohawk River, which flows into the Hudson River.Cohoes FallsClose-up of Cohoes FallsInteresting history at Cohoes Falls described by this plaque. It was here that the Iroquois Confederacy was formed, an alliance between the Mohawk, Oneida, Onandaga, Cuyuga and Seneca Indians nations, the largest Indian alliance in North America.
Central New York Countryside
Central New York countryside.We don’t see too many of these road signs in Virginia!Central New York countryside. Central New York countryside. Central New York countryside. Central New York countryside. After I took the picture above this one, I noticed one of the cows turned her face to look at us.
Cooperstown, New York
The Inn at Cooperstown. There are many large, beautiful Victorian houses all over this small town.Downtown Cooperstown was closed off for their Cooptoberfest festival. This is Main Street. The Baseball Hall of Fame is one block behind me here. This is the famed village flagpole.Cooperstown has one traffic light. This is it.Otsego Lake at Cooperstown, New York This is the start of the Susquehanna River, which winds its way across New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland, where it flows into the Chesapeake Bay at Havre de Grace.Statue of James Fenimore Cooper, who is considered the first American novelist. He wrote in the early 1800s, and he wrote Last of the Mohicans.
National Baseball Hall of Fame
The National Baseball Hall of FameThey keep the standings up to date, including playoffs.EntranceWe are here!!Hall of Fame Gallery This is where all of the Hall of Fame Plaques are displayed.My favorite player of all time. The first baseball card I ever had was Tom Seaver. That’s how he became my favorite player. That was in 1970. I saw him pitch in person twice, both times in Arlington, Texas in 1984 and 1985 for the Chicago White Sox vs. the Texas Rangers. The first game I saw him pitch, he got clobbered and lost 11-0. The second game I saw was Seaver’s 301st career win.The high point of being a baseball fan for almost 50 years!Seaver wore this glove when he struck out 10 batters in a row in 1970, which is still a major league record that has never been broken.Screen grab from the Tom Seaver film clip.1969 World Championship ring for the New York Mets.If you are not familiar with the baseball song “Talkin’ Baseball”, look it up and listen to the lyrics. This is Willie……Mickey……and the Duke!My dad’s favorite player. Dad saw DiMaggio play several times.My grandfather saw Babe Ruth play……and my grandfather also saw Lou Gehrig play.I saw Nolan Ryan pitch in Houston.I saw Cal Ripken play several times in Baltimore.Chipper Jones, one of the newest members of the Hall of Fame. He was inducted this year. I saw Jones play in the minor leagues for the Richmond Braves, and then about five years later I saw him play for the Atlanta Braves.Chipper Jones display.Chipper’s story.The Hall of Fame Class of 2018: Alan Trammell, Jack Morris, Chipper Jones, Vladimir Guerrero, Jim Thome, and Trevor Hoffmann.Two Babes!Babe Ruth’s uniform.Hank Aaron wore this uniform in 1974 when he broke Babe Ruth’s career home run record.The seven caps worn by Nolan Ryan in his seven no-hitters.A baseball from 1858.Joe DiMaggio’s baseball shoes.The helmet worn by Barry Bonds in 2007 when he hit his 756th career home run, which broke Hank Aaron’s record of 755.Ted Williams used this bat to hit this ball for his 500th career home run.Statue of Satchel Paige, a black ball player who was not allowed to play in the major leagues in his prime. Blacks were not allowed to play in the major leagues until 1947, when Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and played for the Brooklyn Dodgers.Statue of Roy Campanella, whose career ended when he was paralyzed in a car accident.Oh, and I wasn’t the only baseball nerd wearing a baseball jersey!More baseball nerds.
Dinner in Albany, New York
Athos Restaurant in Albany, New York. Authentic Greek Cuisine.The Wine Cellar has a glass ceiling! Pretty cool.Pita breadChicken Saganaki – this was delicious!Pastichio – very tasty!Best Baklava ever!
