Under Your Nose

Over the weekend, the temperatures were warm enough to get outside for a while. So we headed to Bear Mountain for a few hours. Bear Mountain is this beautiful area along the Hudson River (about 50 minutes outside the city). In the winter, they have an outdoor ice rink. All year long there are paths to walk on, a carousel house (with a hot pretzel stand!) and a very small free zoo you can walk around.

This area is no more than 15 minutes from my house, and I try to go once a year, if possible,...