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Photo Hunters: Wide

December 20, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber  
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I’ve had loads and loads of photos for Photo Hunters lately. I’m going to break my current trend and just post ONE photo today. Today’s theme is “wide.” The first thing I thought of is the Hudson River. It is WIDE.

Down the Hudson

We visited New York’s capital city, Albany, NY, a few years ago and got to see New York’s famous river. The Hudson River is named for Henry Hudson, a British explorer who “discovered” the river in 1609, when traveling with the Dutch East India Company. Hudsonmap

To you in the midwest, the Hudson River may not be terribly imposing– especially when compared to the mighty Mississippi. But the Hudson River is wide enough to have made Henry Hudson thought he could get to the other side of the continent through it. Hudson was looking for the Northwest Passage, a waterway from one side of the American continent to the other (this waterway does not exist).

The Native Indians called the Hudson “Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk,” which means “river that flows both ways.” The lower half of the Hudson is a tidal estuary, so the direction of its waters change with the tides. In the winter, the ice floes may drift northward or southward, depending on the tides!

The Hudson River is 315 miles long, and extremely wide. Because of its deep basin, it’s a major shipping route for the state. It is actually less expensive to transport goods via New York’s waterways than roads.

When New York’s Erie Canal was built across the central part of the state, it connected the Great Lakes with the Hudson River, which connected with the Atlantic Ocean. It was a tremendous accomplishment for its day, and radically altered the New York economy and the transportation system of the nation.

So there’s your mini-history lesson for the day! How did your Photo Hunters go today?

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66 Comments on "Photo Hunters: Wide"

  1. The Social Frog on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 10:17 am 

    Wow, very nice picture! Thanks for visiting my blog :)

  2. kissedaloatoads on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 10:20 am 

    Beautiful scenery! Have a Merry Christmas.

  3. Criz Lai on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 10:21 am 

    That’s one wide river. What a beautiful and clear shot you have this week. :)

    http://crizcats.blogspot.com/

  4. Alice Audrey on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 10:23 am 

    That’s a river? Yes, it’s very wide.

  5. Aileni on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 10:27 am 

    Good to have a Wide river to hand – we don’t go in for anything that size.

  6. Angela at mommy bytes on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 10:30 am 

    Cool shot and cool info! Happy hunting.

  7. upto6only on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 11:07 am 

    that river is really wide. thanks for visiting :)

  8. Lee (Tarheel Rambler) on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 11:36 am 

    Growing up 20 miles from the Mississippi River, it’s hard to appreciate other rivers. :D But the Hudson does look pretty impressive. My contribitution is up. It wouldn’t make it very far in a river, but it got me where I was going!

  9. June on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 11:43 am 

    Oh, a two-fer: photo and history…my two passions!

  10. jmb on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 11:51 am 

    My daughter lives on the Hudson River. I think it is a pretty impressive river too. Have a wonderful Christmas season.

  11. Cold Spaghetti on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 12:15 pm 

    Interesting! I’m curious as to how the Hudson is fairing environmentally and how pollution, etc., are impacting the way it works for New York?

  12. RJ Flamingo on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 12:18 pm 

    Really nice take on the theme! I just love the water – too bad I didn’t use it this week. :-)

    I’m afraid I’m a little dark and quirky this week – must be holiday stress. :-)

    Happy Holidays!(though that has really nothing to do with my post)

    http://flamingofotos.blogspot.com

  13. Sue on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 12:24 pm 

    Very wide, and definitely historically significant! Happy photo hunting! :)

  14. Midas on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 12:24 pm 

    those looks lovely!

  15. jams O'Donnell on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 12:25 pm 

    That is an impressive river! Happy weekend and a happy Christmas

  16. Poster on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 12:25 pm 

    I love that view

  17. Secret Agent Mama on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 12:34 pm 

    Being originally from Buffalo one would think that I’ve visited the eastern part of the state, but I have not. I must remedy this!

    Great set

  18. Daisy the Curly Cat on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 12:39 pm 

    I never knew any of those things about the Hudson River! It really is wide. And LONG!

  19. ramblingwoods on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 12:50 pm 

    Very clever for the theme. I really enjoy looking at everything you post concerning my home state and you also have some very valuable links..Thank you for visiting my wide post, I appreciate it..

  20. R & J on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 12:53 pm 

    Oh, it’s very informative, thank you. I like such kind of posts.

  21. Mrs. Mecomber on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 12:59 pm 

    Thank you for your comments! I see we have a few history buffs here! ;)

    I don’t know a great deal about the environmental condition of the Hudson River. I know that many of New York’s waterways were horribly polluted from the 1820s to the 1970s. New York was a hub for textile mills, and factories dumped all their waste into our creeks, streams, and rivers. To this day, we cannot eat the fish from our nearby creeks due to high PCB levels. It is such a shame, a terrible waste.

  22. Marta on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 1:01 pm 

    Great information about your local river. Nice and very appropriate for this week’s theme. Thanks for stopping by.

  23. Cats~Goats~Quotes on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 1:03 pm 

    Hi Mrs Mecomber!
    Thanks so much for letting me know my link did not work on PH.
    Too many assistants today :)

    Great lesson on the Hudson River. Many things I didn’t know, and it looks so pretty.

  24. Sniffie and the Florida Furkids on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 1:44 pm 

    Mom says Sniffie and Tamir have both seen the Hudson river, but they don’t remember it. Nice picture!!

    Sniffie and the Florida Furkids

  25. Fishman on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 2:12 pm 

    Thanks for visiting my blog. Yeah, pugs are full of personality!!

    Anyway, good take on this week’s theme.

  26. cheh on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 2:26 pm 

    Wow! that’s a very wide river indeed! Beautiful sky shot! Happy Christmas!:)

  27. ian on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 2:35 pm 

    it’s such a blessing to see the Hudson whenever we get to visit our family in New Jersey. it provides such a lovely foreground to the New York City skyline- err- the New York City skyline provides a dazzling backdrop to this magnificent waterway =] if only the Hudson could talk, eh?

  28. bonggamom on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 2:45 pm 

    Nice take on the theme. Merry Christmas!

  29. alejna on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 2:46 pm 

    I hadn’t known the bit about the Hudson flowing both ways. Do you know which language Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk is from? Just curious.

    Thanks for the photo, the history lesson, and also for dropping by my own “wide” shot.

  30. Angela Klocke on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 2:48 pm 

    School is never out! Thanks for sharing :)

  31. TorAa Mirror on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 3:44 pm 

    Very interesting and historically important facts:
    The impact of rivers and Canals.
    Most people to day are not at all aware how important the Canals were, and still are.

    I must admit (born in Norway) I did not know how important the Canals were in the beginning of the industrial revolution around 1800, until I had the “once in a lifetime opportunity” to cross the old European Canals – (Germany – Holland – Belgium – France – even up to Switzerland) That was in 1965. And today, well, most of the tranportation is with Trucks and Trains, but the Canals still play an important role.
    Not to mention as recreation. Unbeaten, if you ask me.

    Merry Christmas
    and
    Happy New Year

    Tor and Anna
    Norway

  32. Brita on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 3:53 pm 

    Wow how wide the Hudson is! And thanks for interesting information. Just love you blog. Hope to get to New York some time…
    And thanks for visiting and a merry Christmas to you and your family!

  33. Blur Mommy on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 3:56 pm 

    That is a very wide river & thanks for the info. Maybe I’ll get to check it out one day.

  34. Annie on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 5:03 pm 

    Beautiful shot! Interesting info too. Thanks for visiting mine and have a wonderful weekend.

  35. Sarah C. on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 5:19 pm 

    How cool! Great take on today’s PhotoHunt. :) Thanks for visiting my blog as well!

  36. rdl on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 5:30 pm 

    Jersey girl here so I know bout the Hudson. :D
    It sure is hard to find you tho- none of yr. blogs listed take you here?

  37. Sue on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 5:46 pm 

    Beautiful photo. I think the Hudson, like other rivers has gotten a bad rap, over the years as being polluted and such. But it looks lovely and I think it has been really cleaned up in in the past few decades.

    Thanks for stopping by mine. Have a great weekend :)

  38. eam on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 5:47 pm 

    wide beautiful shot of the wide Hudson river! plus a good read on interesting facts about it! Thanks! :-)

    Happy holidays…

    -mae

  39. YTSL on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 6:18 pm 

    Great photo (love the blue of the river and the angle you chose to shoot from) and really interesting accompanying text. More like this please! :)

  40. Rachel on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 6:41 pm 

    Another great picture, and another great history lesson, as usual!

    Thanks for visiting my PH. Have a very merry Christmas!

  41. storyteller's other blog on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 6:48 pm 

    Lovely photo and interesting information ;–)
    Hugs and blessings,

  42. mama meji on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 8:04 pm 

    Nice shot! Can’t get my eyes off those blue blue skies..

  43. Emily/Randomability on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 8:48 pm 

    Very nice!!

  44. Mojo on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 9:00 pm 

    My son went to school on the banks of the St. Lawrence River at SUNY Potsdam, but the only time we ever passed through the Hudson River watershed was during the Great College Road Trip of 2005. Every other time we’ve gone from here to there or back again, it’s been via I-81 through Binghamton. Interesting bit of history to go along with your photo.

  45. napaboaniya on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 9:23 pm 

    That river is sure looking wide :)
    Merry X’mas to your family and you! :)

  46. Cindy on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 10:00 pm 

    That is indeed a wide river. I live in NY State too- Western NY/Southern Tier area.
    Glad you stopped by my blog today!

  47. tommie on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 11:11 pm 

    Goes to say you learn something new every day! I grew up in the south, so this is very educational. Happy hunting!

  48. Babette on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 11:14 pm 

    I love your Photohunts, I learn something each time. :o )
    Thank you so much for visiting.

  49. jerla on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 11:18 pm 

    was here tnx for the comment… nice shot here too :)

  50. Photo Cache on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 11:29 pm 

    Very nice wide entry and very educational too. Thanks for dropping by.

  51. Heather on Sat, 20th Dec 2008 11:41 pm 

    That’s nice makes me think of song by Phil Collins River So Wide. Happy weekend. Thank you for stopping by.

  52. Gattina on Sun, 21st Dec 2008 12:14 am 

    Very interesting ! I didn’t know that the Hudson river is that wide !!

  53. Momisodes on Sun, 21st Dec 2008 12:19 am 

    Goodness! I’ve seen the Hudson river a ton of times. I had no idea it was so wide!

  54. Dawn on Sun, 21st Dec 2008 2:36 am 

    A great entry for wide. And thanks so much for the history lesson. So often we are to busy to look up a little history on something a distance from us, so it is nice to get bits of history as we read a blog. I am sure the kids and I read a bit about the Hudson river when we were reading about George Washington. Thanks for visiting today.

  55. girasoli on Sun, 21st Dec 2008 2:54 am 

    Interesting info on the Hudson River. I have only been to upper state New York (even though I grew up in Massachusetts). I am not sure if I have ever seen the Hudson River. Great idea for this week’s theme. Thanks for stopping by and checking out my post. I added a second one (once I remembered my original idea).

  56. Carin on Sun, 21st Dec 2008 3:01 am 

    Thanks for sharing the information about the Hudson River. Great wide shot, makes me long for better weather.

    Wishing you a merry Christmas!

  57. ipanema on Sun, 21st Dec 2008 3:10 am 

    that’s a beautiful wide indeed! great shot.

    thanks for the visit and Happy Holidays! :)

  58. Carin on Sun, 21st Dec 2008 3:11 am 

    You asked if we get snow in Holland. Well we do, every now and then. Just a few weeks ago we had the first snow this winter see my previous blogposts.

  59. mirage on Sun, 21st Dec 2008 5:34 am 

    This is wider than te rivers IVe seen, wow! must be nice to go sightseeing! Have anice week!

  60. eastcoastlife on Sun, 21st Dec 2008 8:24 am 

    It is very wide! I can’t see the banks of the river.

    Wish you A Merry Christmas!! :D

  61. CherryPie on Sun, 21st Dec 2008 10:15 am 

    This is a beautiful sky :-)

  62. Janet on Sun, 21st Dec 2008 5:33 pm 

    I love a lesson with a good picture! Well done :-)

  63. Vicki on Sun, 21st Dec 2008 6:58 pm 

    I love any body of water and that’s a great photo.

  64. Irene on Mon, 22nd Dec 2008 3:47 am 

    Hi, there thanks for dropping by, I’m so busy lately. Love the sky of your photo. Merry Christmas!

  65. Debbie on Mon, 22nd Dec 2008 9:51 am 

    Great choice for the theme and a beautiful photo.

    Thanks for visiting mine.

  66. Mrs. Mecomber on Mon, 22nd Dec 2008 12:09 pm 

    Thank you for such great comments! That’s what I love about Photo Hunters– learning new things about where you guys live.

I appreciate comments! Please leave yours here.





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