28. Peebles Island State Park 🧗🧲

14 Aug, 2026

1 Delaware Ave North, Cohoes, NY 12047

Situated at the confluence (meeting) of the Mohawk & Hudson rivers, this park showcases islands, bluffs, cliffs, Horseshoe (Buttermilk) Falls (rapids) 🧲🌊, and a dam.  It’s named after the local Peebles family, particularly Gerrit Peebles (1769 – 1841).

‘Twas a delight to find a survey marker 🟤 (photo # 13).  Don’t know what monument it’s designating however.❓

Full disclosure:  my camera & photography picture-taking skills 📸 are obviously lacking, so photos # 4, 5, 6, 7 & 12 are AI-enhanced 🤖 yet pretty close to the originals, not totally fake.

Scratch this hike off the proverbial bucket 🪣 to-do list 📝.  Only downside was the pestering bugs. 🦟 👎

Thanks for reading. 🤗

18 pics:
 1 - 750-mile trail system 🗺️ 

 2 - overt overexposure ☀️ 

 3 - missed observation deck to the right 😞➡️ 

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 5 - rapids 🚣 

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 8 - gnarly, twisted, exposed root system 🥨 

 9 - interesting dendrology 🎓 

 10 - the tree still stands and lives 🌳 

 11 - gazebo with wraparound bench 🛖 

 12 - a dam 🦫 

 13 - DND 🟤 

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 15 - twilight approaching ✨ 

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 18 - that’s a wrap 🎬 ‘til next time 👋