BUCKETLIST: Our Top 10 Ideal Travel Destinations

“It’s a big world out there. It would be a shame not to experience it” – J. D. Andrews
There is so much out there to see, and honestly we want to see as much as possible. While it was difficult to narrow down, we chose 10 of our top travel destination dreams to share with you below. We love serene mountainous adventures, and perhaps you will see some of your top travel destinations below as well!

NEW YORK: Hiking in the Catskills II

This post is a continuation of photos from our hike along the Escarpment loop trail in Catskills Park. You can read more about our hike at Part One - here.

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NEW YORK: Hiking in the Catskills I

We left our hotel around 9am to head north to Catskills Park. Our goal for the day was to hike the Escarpment Loop trail - about 4.7 miles of forested trails and some gorgeous mountain views. It took us approximately 3.5 - 4hrs to make the hike. The hour or so drive to the park was absolutely worth the views, as the fall leaves here seemed just a bit more colorful than our previous hikes. As we hiked Breakneck Ridge the day before, we were exhausted by the completion of this hike. Overall it was not too strenuous and very enjoyable. We took some footage of our hike with the gopro - which should be up on our new Youtube Channel soon! Due to the volume of photos, a second post will follow shortly with more views of the fall foliage. 

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VIDEO: Autumn Drive - Catskills, New York

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ABANDONED: Greycourt Prison or Camp Laguardia II

Here is part two of our Camp Laguardia/Greycourt Prison photos. There were so many good ones, it was too much for one post. You can read more about this structure in part one.

If ever given the opportunity, I would love to revisit this building. We spent very little time there, as we were losing daylight and didn't want to risk running into any trouble. We saw only a small handful of rooms between a couple of buildings - one of the main tenant & office buildings, and one of the dormitory style buildings. I have a feeling this place has so many hidden treasures to be photographed. 

This is the abandoned road leaving up to the prison

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ABANDONED: Greycourt Prison or Camp Laguardia I

Following our hike at Breakneck Ridge, we had a few hours of sunlight left to do some more exploring. Through some internet browsing, we found out about the abandoned Camp Laguardia aka Greycourt Prison Complex. This complex was built in the early 1900s. It was originally used as a women's prison, but it was shut down and converted into a men's homeless shelter. The homeless men were bused into this rural area from the city, and given shelter at this work-camp. In 2007, it was shut down after several complaints from nearby residents regarding criminal & violent behavior from the ill homeless tenants. 

This site is huge, and we explored only a small fraction of it. The outside is taken over with ivy and overgrowth, while the inside sites are full of peeling paint and dust. Overall, it has decayed beautifully but I would advise a lot of caution as it seemed rather unsafe in some areas. Shattered glass is everywhere, along with overgrown poison ivy. 

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