Cunneen-Hackett Art Center and NY-NJ Trail Conference Present “Discovering the Long Path”
An Interpretive Exhibit of New York’s Greatest Trail Featuring Photographs by Steve Aaron
On Saturday, January 14, 2017, the Cunneen-Hacket Art Center will unveil an interpretive photo exhibit featuring images by award-winning Hudson Valley landscape photographer Steve Aaron together with maps and notes that explain the significance of each picture. Entitled “Discovering the Long Path: … New York’s Greatest Trail,” the exhibit showcases the stunning natural beauty of the Hudson Valley parks and preserves that this 358-mile trail crosses on its way from New York City to the outskirts of Albany.
“Having hiked many sections of the Long Path, I’ve always been fascinated by the geographic and scenic diversity of the terrain the trail encompasses,” said Aaron, a Trail Conference member. “I hope to be able to share the scenic beauty and diversity of the Long Path through this exhibit at the Cunneen-Hackett Art Center.” Artist’s reception is Saturday 1/21 at noon before the matinee production of Lion King Jr. presented by Standing Room Only Theater..
Spanning from New York City to the John Boyd Thacher State Park west of Albany, the Long Path connects some of the Hudson Valley’s most beautiful natural areas, including the Hudson Palisades, Harriman State Park, Schunnemunk Mountain, the Shawangunk Mountains, the Catskills, and the Schoharie Valley. It was first conceived of in the 1930s as New York’s own long-distance trail, and it was championed by Trail Conference founder Raymond Torrey. Since then, it’s been routed, blazed, and built by the Trail Conference and its volunteers, 250 of whom are involved in maintaining the trail.
Trail Conference board member, Kenneth Posner added, “The Long Path is New York’s own version of the Appalachian Trail, and it supports a vibrant community of hikers, runners, and volunteers.”
The exhibit will run through February and is scheduled to travel thereafter to the Cornwall Library, the Catskill Interpretive Center’s Erpf Gallery, and other locations in the Hudson Valley.
For more information on the Long Path, visit nynjtc.org/region/long-path or the Facebook discussion group “Friends of the Long Path”