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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