So after living in NYC for over a year now I am sure of one thing, I do not like cities. I like the idea of cities, with entertainment such as museums and great restaurants, but neither of those make me feel really happy and excited as the countryside does. So, instead of studying being productive I decided to run away upstate to Bear Mountain State Park, only a 1.5 hour, $26.50, bus ride away. It was a crisp fall day and it felt amazing to be outside, sweating walking up a trail covered in boulders and dirt.

Here is a picture of the lake at the bottom of the hill, so pretty!

 

(The other pictures didn’t come out as well because I was using the pathetic camera on my phone.)

Moral of this post, hiking adventures are a great way to escape reality (NYC)! I highly recommend Bear Mountain State Park!