Saturday, June 22, 2013

Hidden View Farm



Thursday June 20th, only having a 75 mile journey today we took our time and didn’t break camp until around 11 am. Most of the trip was down the interstate so we neared our destination in a little over an hour. Clay and Rebecca drove out to meet us at the small town of Kinderhook and lead us to their farm at Stuyvesant Falls. 



Passing thru the barnyard we see a medley of animals that Clay and his grandsons tend to, chickens, ducks, rabbits, goats, cows, horses and even a peacock. A winding lane thru fields of hay leads to their log home on a grassy knoll. We are camped in their yard with a beautiful view across the farm fields.



In addition to our warm welcome at Clay and Rebecca’s Hidden View farm our gracious hosts have already taken us on a driving tour of the area, including a stop at a local farm market that buys their eggs. On Hidden View Farm we met their family and enjoyed dinner with our hosts.



On Friday Clay and I installed a surge suppressor on his motorhome. They cost upwards of $500. at RV stores but you can buy the same level of protection with a unit available at Lowes for $68.

In the afternoon we all went to the nearby home of our eighth president, Martin Van Buren. Our park services guide brought President Van Buren to life. Lou used exuberant theatrics to describe the political maneuvering that took place at Lindenwald. Van Buren didn’t lead the country thru any of the historical headliner events, but he was a life long politician who helped develop the party system that we still use today. In fact the Democratic Party was born in his home. Afterwards we drove to nearby Kinderhook where we found Van Buren's humble grave.






In the evening after our hosts prepared another delicious meal for us, I went for a tour of the outlying areas of the farm on Clay’s quad runner. The farm has extensive water frontage on Kinderhook Creek and also has a small island. It is a sportsman’s paradise, Clay and his grandsons can hunt, trap, and fish without leaving the farm.

We have really enjoyed our stay at Hidden View Farm it will surely be one of the most memorable parts of our trip.

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