I'm taking a break from researching the milestones along Albany Post Road to do a bit of sketching. Beacon Terminal looks like a good candidate, to be used for my own nefarious purposes.

I visited the Beacon Terminal with Rigel last year. It's along Fishkill Creek and very much abandoned. I dared to venture inside and discovered a huge portion of ceiling had collapsed. I have video from inside the building, maybe I'll post it to YouTube or something.

Beacon Terminal is right down the road from the no-longer-existing New York Rubber Company, which was a beautiful old relic but has since been demolished. We never got a chance to explore it because it was heavily posted with no trespassing signage. I recently learned that Hudson Valley State Hospital burned down as well. Damn. All the cool old buildings are going away.

I'm planning to explore up around the Hudson Highlands some more during my next trip up to New York. There's an old CCC camp at the foot of Storm King that might be fun to check out. I could see some ruins on Google's satellite view.

Xydexx: Still The Squeakiest.

Everyone wants to play with Xydexx The Love Pony! Why? Because Xydexx likes to play Mew. Mew is the best game because it requires a kitten to play. How can you not like a game that requires kittens?

What is Xydexx up to lately, you ask?

Xydexx is researching Major Andre's route through Westchester County. Major Andre was a British spy who stole plans to West Point for Benedict Arnold. He was eventually captured near Tarrytown. It is a fascinating story, but not as well known as others of the American Revolution.

As usual, Xydexx continues to be a loveable weirdo who is currently working on constructing an army of super robotic ponies for world domination purposes. Do you have any pictures of Xydexx taking over the world with an army of pony robots? Let me know!

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