upstate new york

There is a common misconception amongst New Yorkers, the city kind, that Westchester county is Upstate NY. Hell, if they're feeling crazy they might call the Catskills Upstate NY. But the truth is that Upstate New York doesn't start until you get to Albany, the state capital, 120 miles north of Yonkers. If you were making a run to Canada you'd still have 5 hours of pavement to cover from Albany north. This is Upstate NY.

I went home a few weeks ago to visit a few remaining friends in the area, saw my sister play some games, and stayed at my folks house. October in upstate is something else, an animal that makes you feel the hum of the earth and the character of your surroundings. The older I get the more I feel drawn to those places that the earth is slowly reclaiming as hers. Perhaps I am alone sometimes in this sentiment but I find these moments beautiful.