April 16, 2026. Melting ice created this body of water 15,000 years ago, and today it contains an array of (talkative) wildlife. There’s a 2.5-mile well-maintained trail around the pond, and I enjoyed walking it this morning. Visited before most of the bugs awoke.

I’m now finished with the area between here and Albany and will head south soon. Not quite into NYC, but almost.