The Empire State Welcomes You

Hi all,
I'm in the Empire State, in Fishkill. A short history lesson. According to my internet sources, the Empire state refers to New York's vast wealthy and variety of resources. More importnatly, Fishkill is actually a Dutch name. It refers to a the river that runs through town. Kill is actually dutch for creak or stream. Thus, the fish river, which drains into the Hudson River, is the meaning of the town name. It does NOT refer to killing fish. Apparently PETA tried to fight to get the name changed several years ago for that reason. Typical.

Fishkill is a nicer, cleaner seeming, slighly more urbanized version of Fox Lake. The internet tells me that you can take the train to Grand Central Station and it takes abotut 75-85 minuts. That pretty much jives with dad's commute.

The scenery is beautiful. This is the perfect time to be here. The leaves are changing. And, there are TONS of tree lined hiis along the river. HOpefully I'll get some good pictures. It is nothing like November in MS. In fact, it is down right COLD. Thank Goodness for Winter coats, ski hats, and mittens. Ask me how I really feel about it tomorrow after a day in the field.