04/19/2026
Our NYC urban hike is in the books! We started the day with a train ride into Grand Central and then down to the 9/11 Memorial. The Staten Island ferry is the best way to see the Statue of Liberty (free!), and we got to set foot in another borough. Lunch at food stands around Battery Park, and then it was onward to walk over the Brooklyn Bridge and eat some well deserved ice cream. Train back into Manhattan, into Chinatown, where we had a great dinner and took some pics with the FDNY Dragon Fighters. We didn’t really rub elbows with The Rock, but Madame Tussaud’s wax likeness was impressive. A group pic at the lions in front of the New York Public Library rounded out a full day—11 miles!
