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Ice cream at Sleeping Giant Ice Cream in Kerhonkson. 🍦

Four people holding large scoops of ice cream including mint chip and cookies and cream flavors, viewed from above on a gravel surface.
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We have had a delightful time staying in the Modern Accord Depot in Accord, NY. Staying in a renovated train station has been a unique and fun experience. A Train Caboose in the yard to play in was incredible. A dance studio to have fun in as well?

Renovated dark wood train depot in Accord NY with metal roof red-trimmed windows and yellow Adirondack chairs on a wood deckExterior of the Accord train depot building with weathered dark wood siding, red-trimmed windows, red door, and a station sign showing distances to New York and Kingston.Red N.Y.O.and W. caboose number 8311 on a short section of track surrounded by green grass and trees in Accord, NY.Empty dance studio with dark floor, mirror wall, teal ballet barre, red-trimmed windows, and vaulted ceiling with exposed dark wood beams

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Historic Huguenot Street

We took a tour of Historic Huguenot Street in New Paltz, New York today. It was an interesting peek into this pocket of Calvanism in New York and the critical role that the founding 12 houses made in the area. We got a tour of a native Wigwam that was common before the Huguenots arrival. Then a recreation of a church. Finally we toured the Jean Hasbrouck house.

Dome-shaped Native American wigwam covered in tree bark with a wooden frame, set on grass surrounded by forest.Jean Hasbrouck house, a 17th-century fieldstone building with a steep roof, American flag at entry, visitors standing outside on a summer day.Stone Huguenot church with pyramidal roof and small bell tower surrounded by trees and an old graveyard with weathered headstonesDuBois House historical marker in front of a yellow two-story building with white balcony railing and visitors entering

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Tyler got the S’mores Milk Shake at Lola’s in New Paltz. Wow. 😮

S'mores milkshake topped with whipped cream, graham crackers, chocolate drizzle, and KitKat bars, served outdoors at a restaurant table.
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Painting on the side of a building in New Palz, New York.

Peace sign hand mural in red and teal with white stars painted on a brick building on Main Street in New Paltz New York
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Biking Wallkill Valley Rail Trail

This morning we rented bikes from New Paltz Biking and took a 16.2 miles round-trip ride on the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail. It was a wonderful ride and the Trellis Bridge 160 feet above the Hudson River provided immense views. We turned around at the Ice Caves that felt like you were standing in front of a giant air conditioner.

Four cyclists wearing helmets ride along a tree-lined gravel trail on a sunny day, one taking a selfie in the foregroundTwo children on bikes ride toward a rusty iron truss bridge on a tree-lined trail, both wearing helmetsRed mountain bike parked by a WVRT trail marker in front of a large rock cave entrance, with a person standing at the cave mouth.Dark cave entrance framed by mossy limestone rock in a leafy green forest with a dirt path leading insideThree cyclists in helmets ride toward a wooden footbridge on a tree-lined gravel trail in summerRiver winding through a forested valley seen from a high rusty steel bridge railing, with small houses nestled among the trees belowWide wooden footbridge with rust-colored metal railings stretching toward a dense green forest, two cyclists riding ahead in the distanceFour people wearing bike helmets smile for a selfie on a bridge overlooking a tree-lined riverCalm wide river lined with lush green trees reflecting in the still water under a partly cloudy skyGPS route map showing a 16-mile bike ride from New Paltz northwest along the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail toward Rosendale, color-coded yellow and green.

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Ready to watch Dune, again!

Dune is perhaps my favorite sci-fi world. I read all six of Frank Herbert’s books in one summer and loved them. I saw Lynch’s 1984 version of the movie and watched it at least a dozen times on Laserdisc. I saw the Sci-Fi channel mini-series from 2000. I’m eager to watch the new 2021 movie.

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Recent NFT Activity

This block of updates from today’s Modern Finance newsletter on recent activity around NFTs blew me away.

Here are some fun NFT stats from the last few days:

I continue to see a lot of potential for NFTs, well beyond just the collectible space. However, it seems that the collectibles are a huge deal on their own.

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Vermont Road Trip Log: Day 3, Monday

Weather: Perfect.

Jump to day 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 of Vermont Road Trip.

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We are on a road trip and are playing Road Sign Math! Today we found a winner outside of Wurtsboro!