Urban Kayaking Adventure: 7 Miles on the Harlem River in NYC
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Join me on a solo urban kayaking adventure along New York City’s stunning Harlem River. The journey begins at Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan where I head out on the Hudson River, eventually making my way into Spuyten Duyvil Creek and the Harlem River. As I paddle, we see Big C Rock, a landmark location that was originally painted by the Columbia University Rowing Team in 1952, multiple impressive bridges, Sherman Creek, and other urban sights and sounds. As usual, I had the river to myself and enjoyed every minute of the natural beauty mixed with the hustle and bustle of the city around me. I ran into a bit of a challenge getting off of the river, but with a little creativity and flexibility, I overcame the adversity.
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Wow, now that’s an exit. You are incredible! When life gave you lemons, you quickly turned around and made sweet lemonade. Great example of not freaking out, as there’s always a solution. Fantastic paddle. Can’t wait for your next adventure. Keep them coming.
@doublea1945 Thank you so much! Love this comment. I really appreciate it. Thank you for watching and commenting. The next one is already filmed and ready for me to edit it.
I doubt most New Yorkers know little if anything about these inner-city waterways. Great video.
@@areguapiri Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching and commenting.
I'm such a geek I watch the video on one screen and have Google Maps open on my other screen. Interesting to see the perspective of a map view alongside your camera views. Thank you for another great video!
That's what I do!!
you're not alone!
@channel-ko4vk Not a geek. That's smart and really cool. 👌 A lot of people comment and tell me to put maps on the screen. Seem easy for viewers like yourself to pull up google maps and follow a long. Plus, it gives you a sense of exploring with me as I'm paddling. Thank you for watching and commenting.
@@channel-ko4vk I have Maps on my phone when I watch, too! 🇬🇧
Well that's at least four of us following a map on the phone.
Lol, I had to laugh when you popped out in the park, its 10 blocks from me.
When you were talking about "frogger" I was thinking, no, too danerous, go under the bridge to the bike path.
Nice video!
@@SF-qu3fw Hahaha. That's great! Thank you so much. I appreciate the comment and good vibes. Thanks for watching.
Hey Matt, I lived in NYC for 20 years until 2002 and kayaked several times on the mighty Hudson River. Once starting in Tarrytown in Westchester and the other time farther up near the Catskills. That's where we rented from a place that gave us no guidance whatsoever and found ourselves dealing with the wake of a massive tanker! Thank you so much for bringing back those wonderful memories of gliding on the water while surrounded by the activity of America's busiest city. And congratulations on figuring out a way to bypass the Henry Hudson Parkway!
@@plev10 You're welcome! Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it. Love this comment. Thanks 😊
So that first Cove that you pulled into the building in front of you is the NYC Transit Kingsbridge Bus Depot and that is where I started my career back in 2007. Just beyond that cove when you leave it on the right is the Sanitation Garage and past that where the guy was working on boom lift is NYC Transit 207th street train yard where the 1 and A line go for repairs, they also are considered the Major Overhaul shop, where they do a lot of overhaul repairs, upgrades, and so forth, they actually just installed that entire seawall perimeter to prevent flooding of the train yard during heavy rain and hurricanes. The train depot is MetroNorth Highbridge yard where they do lots of car appearance work. Further down from where you got out is the 145st bridge and right next that is my new bus depot that I work in.
@roberthutson2023 Wow, thank you for this amazing comment and contributing positively to the channel. It means a lot. Many people read comments and yours is valuable. Thanks again for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it.
I came right to the comments when he wondered what that wall was. Nice to see someone with more transit knowledge got to it first.
@@wesdiego08 lol it pays to work for them lmfao
@@wesdiego08 Viewers have been amazing in the comments. A wealth of information. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Now that bridge exit WAS sketchy! Great videos Matt.
Hahaha, thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it.
Had show my grandma your vids😅 she's a retired nypd Sargeant n just said in half Spanish 🇵🇷 Aye no mijo he's crazy🤣🤣 Don't worry she use tell me the same for just swimming at coney island
@@andrescrux Hahaha, that's soooo funny. Thank you for sharing that. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it. You've seen my Coney Island Creek video and the abandoned submarine?
@TwoFeetOutdoors yessir that's how your ch popped up👨💻😅👌 plus I was searching kayaks for the kids🤣
Matt. . I enjoyed your Harlem River adventure. . may I suggest that you travel to City Island, Bronx, N.Y. It will be an interesting kayak trip along with investigating Hart Island and its history. Keep up the fascinating work you do!
@lillianpetruccione5176 Thank you! Yes, I love suggestions. The below link is a video of mine paddling Pelham Bay Park (the Lagoon, Hog Island, several other Islands, etc). It's incredibly beautiful and I'd like to explore there more. Please check it out when you have time. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it. ruclips.net/video/rj8HijgxzuI/видео.htmlsi=hENXE85m76X_vgs4
The high bridge is a aquaduct walking bridge that recently opened back up. Back in day it would bring fresh drinking water from Kencico dam. That pointy structure is part of the old reservoir water aquaduct system that would empty out into collecting system around Bryant park in central manhattan behind the ny library.
@@MarkReynolds-z1v So cool! The High Bridge is so beautiful. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate it.
That's a new landing on the Harlem river definitely!
Which one are you referring to?
I always feel like the northern tip of Manhattan is the most underrated part of New York City. On land or water it can be absolutely beautiful there.
Shhh.... Don't let the tourists know!
I will try to keep it a secret. 🤫 It really is beautiful. Thank you for watching and commenting.
My father grew up swimming in the Hudson River. Crazy to think of it now.
Sure miss him.
Born in manhattan - haven’t been back in many many years.
❤ the videos.
@@kristinamckeever248 Was he a distance swimmer or leisurely swam in the Hudson River? Thank you for sharing that. Thank you for watching and commenting.
I just found your channel a week ago and your content is great! I grew up on the Hudson Line so I've rolled along the Harlem River hundreds of times, but it's so great seeing it from a kayakers perspective! You definitely don't see the "C" from the train! I was on the river once when I was really young. We were on my cousin's boat. Launched from the Sound and came down the Harlem River and up to Tarrytown on the Hudson. We actually got stuck for quite some time near that Amtrak bridge at the mouth because the drawbridge wasn't open!
I'm glad you found my channel and enjoy the content. Thank you for the comment. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
That section you traversed from the Hudson through Spuyten Duyvil to the Harlem River has a crazy tidal range and insane currents. Not an area for the faint of heart, I’ve seen underpowered power boats have trouble in that area all the way south to the East River. Cool video with a surprise ending where you departed.
@r.bz.5300 Thank you! As flat as the water looks, it can be deceiving. I kept saying it in the video but visually it's hard to see in the video. It's so crazy! My kayak is light and is affected by currents more than a heavier kayak too. Thank you for watching and commenting.
I used to live there in Bronx with my parents on 188th Street and Grand Concourse. I would walk or cycle to the 204th Street Bridge and walk into Manhattan. Inwood and 204th was great area for Irish bars and Irish gift shoppes. I remember walking to Riverdale ice skating rink and Van Courtland Park. There was an old family graveyard of the Van Courtland Family. The grave stones were ancient! I swear one day I was on a day hike into the park and I saw a fellow up ahead who was dressed in a black frock coat and tall top hat. He looked like a ghost!! He then disappeared in the short distance. Creepers! That was 1965. Like it was yesterday! I had such a fear of water then that I would cringe when I went over the bridge. When I was older in 30’s I worked at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital I would bicycle to work from Bedford Park and Webster Ave. a lot of hills! I was in school of nursing at Lehman College at same time. I did not have car till I was 35 years old. I got my drivers license in Sitka Alaska. Sitka faced the Pacific Ocean. I friend of my wife used to kayak in the bay and ocean. I thought he was out of his mind! Now I think back and am very jealous. I met some Aleut natives. These were real people of the sea. Of course we had Tlingket natives too and Inuits. Worked with Indian Health Service with my wife then girlfriend. I see you have girlfriend does she Kayak? I bought Ruth a green Eddyline Sandpiper 130 like mine. We will Kayak together! She said she dreamed we kayaked in Alaska together the other night! Hope it happens! We will have to drive back to do it! Being nurses, we could both get temporary job assignments up there and make it so! I listened to a woman’s book about her Kayak trip from Katchican to Skagway along the Inside passage of Alaska south east panhandle. The book is on Audible. I great listen with Ruth in the car! Wow I can sure talk huh!
Awe, thank you for every word in this comment. I really appreciate it. I take Kelsey out on mini adventures. She loves it. Shes not as adventurous as me. Lets just say, she's smarter than me. 😂😂😂 Thank you so much for watching and commenting.
Mesmerized by this Harlem River excursion. Few people know that this waterway makes Manhattan an island. You do a great job with this.
Thank you so much. I really appreciate it. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Unbelievable video!! Excellent!!! 👍👌👍👌👍
As always the quality and content are amazing Matt!
And that exit.......🤯😮😃
You my friend are incredible 💪
Thank you!!! I really appreciate you watching and commenting. Thank you for the compliments. Means a lot. 😊
thank you for the awesome video. People who kayak know it's a different world at water level
Yes 100%. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Great channel. I love the Harlem river and ride my bicycle along it
@@westbethkid That's awesome 👌 Thank you so much for watching and commenting.
You ended up calling your Uber directly in front of my sister in law's building. That's funny. ..and by the way I hope you didn't forget your orange pouch that was in front of your gopro on the wall? Looking forward to more of your videos.
That was my dry bag with important camera gear in it. I grabbed it. Just wasn't shown in the edit. 😀 That's really cool. It's amazing how everywhere I go people see spots that are relatable to them for one reason or another. I love it. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Heeeey hero, this is unbelievable! I was there today, on the Hudson, the Spuyten Duvil bridge rotated in front of me!!! If this was today, I could have met you there!!!
Oh, wow! So cool. I realized that bridge rotates after the fact. So interesting. Thank you for watching and commenting.
So relaxing. Thanks for the adventure.😊🚣🏻♂️
@@allstarfania Thank you!! 😊 I really appreciate you watching and commenting.
Really loved this video. That exit, you're a brave man! I've said this before, that it's amazing that you're the only one on the river in a city of millions of people. Either they don't care about getting out of the rat race, or they figure it's not safe. To me looks safe, and I can't understand why there aren't more people out there! Keep up the great work!
@marktheshark7006 Thank you soooo much man!!! I keep saying it during every video. Here I am.......alone.....surrounded by millions of people. Lol. It's like a tag line. Lol. I rally appreciate you commenting and your feedback. Thank you for the kind words and loyalty watching my videos.
I am glad you did this trip. It is the same course that i do every Fall escorting a NYC organization called Rocking the Boat. The currents can definitely be tough. They teach kids how to build wooden boats and environmental sciences. They would be a great organization for you to collaborate with. Maybe you can join us this Fall when we circumnavigate Manhattan. Great video.
Oh, wow, sounds amazing. I need to check out that organization. Thank you. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Hey Matt. Fun fact. Those big buildings at the 35:35 mark on your left are the infamous River Park Towers affectionately known as RPT for short. One way in, one way out. I deliver mail there for years now. You actually could've docked there.
Good to know! Thank you for watching and commenting.
The tallest buildings in the Bronx along with Tracey Towers. Also Rucker Park is where many great basketball tournaments have taken place!
@@msljminer Thank you. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
I have to agree - that was an amazing exit 👍👍-so glad you and your gear were able to squeeze through. I was trying to guess what cross street you would be at when you exited- I did guess somewhere in the 150’s - I was able to guess because you are excellent at describing landmarks along both shores of the Harlem River.
Thank you again for a wonderful journey along the Harlem River-I really enjoyed that you traveled under all those bridges- we used to call the bridge that is named The University Heights Bridge the 207 St Bridge because when you cross it from the Bronx side you end up on 207 St in Inwood- I grew up on the east side of the Bronx near the Zoo but my husband grew up in the West Bronx off Fordham Road- so when we were dating we often would walk from Fordham Road across the 207St bridge and then back.(just because we liked walking across the bridge)
There was a big Pathmark store on the Manhattan side of the bridge, my husband worked there after school ( he still has excellent grocery packing skills- acquired at the 207 St Pathmark.)
Thank you again- I am so glad to have discovered your channel and I really enjoy reading the other subscribers comments too. 👍
@BronxGirl1862 Wow!!! What an amazing and lengthy comment. Thank you so much for taking the time to type all of that. I'm so grateful for amazing people like you in the comments contributing to the channel. Thanks again for watching and commenting 🙂
Growing up in 30:44 Washington Heights in the late 80s to early 90s, I just wanted to thank you for giving us a different view of NYC.
Also, it brings me joy that the waterways are vastly cleaner and less polluted than in my youth😊
You're welcome! Thank you for watching and commenting. I'm glad some waterways are improving. That's great news. 👍 😀
I read about that cliff in "The Basketball Diaries" by Jim Carroll. He called it "The Cut" because railroad tracks cut through the rock, making it a "dicey" (lol) dash to the jumping-off points. That apartment building was not there. Maybe they have put a stop to the jumping. A guy I know said that his brother used to jump from the rock in the 1960's when it was VERY dirty. They came up with toilet paper on their heads and got boils. It looks to be very cleaned up. BTW, you set excellent example for caution and safety.
These videos are great travelogues of seldom-seen views of NYC.
The Harlem "river" is actually kind of a bust. The river was widened, deepened, and straightened to allow ships to circumnavigate Manhattan, but the only vessel that really does is The Circle Line. I (happily) note the absence of industrial docklands.
Thank you! I appreciate you watching and commenting. The final scene with the close up of the train going by was right where I could have crossed the tracks to climb up to the top of the C Rock cliff. I opted to not cross the busy high voltage tracks. I pondered it though. I didn't want to risk my safety and trespass on the railroad property. Thank you for watching and commenting. Such a great comment. 👍
50:09 If you go further down south right passed 125Th St & the ramp extension via JFK Br. Left side you see Randell's Island follow across when you see Costco opposite there's low rocks you can walk up to the Island. there's a bus M - 35 that goes around the Island back across town to 125thst from 1st Ave to Broadway. I retired MTA bus operator.
@@masonloh1411 Thank you. Since posting this video, I've been told about the launch at Randall's Island. Great info for future reference. Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it.
Hero, you said that you "don't like a lot of unknowns", but now for us, you made everything known!! Thank you!!!
@@LOSADM02 Thank you! This is my longest video. I like to give the grand tour. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Love that you kept going and exited the way you did!
Thank you! I just wanted to keep paddling. I just didn't want to get down to the East River eventually and have a problem. The East River can be gnarly and very dangerous. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Thanks for taking us along we have rowing gigs that came from Floating the Apple a group that rowed the Hudson river and does an annual row around Manhattan island in relays.
Yeah, someone mentioned that in another comment. I want to check that out. Thank you for watching and commenting.
I remember Frogger (and I’m mid-50s) :) Another excellent video - who knew central NY could be so tranquil and verdant?!
Hahaha. I agree with you. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. 🐸
Wow, a paddle down memory lane. I grew up on the Bronx side of the Broadway bridge on Jacobus Place and then Marble Hill. I remember walking over to Inwood Park in the summer and watching kids jump off the big C rock. I built snowmen down by the river and watched big ice-flows float down the river from my apartment window in the winter.
Wow, what an amazing comment. Thank you for sharing that. So awesome. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it.
Awesome trip Matt! Thanks for taking us along!
You're welcome! Thank you for watching and commenting.
I row open water on occasion mostly Nantucket Sound. Lots of big ferry traffic. The large wake from a big ship is usually pretty tame if you stay in deep water, they become breaking waves in the shallows that can fill or flip your boat. Our best city row so far was the Providence river in Rhode Island
@boblister665 Thank you. I appreciate you watching and commenting. Yeah, I occasionally deal with ferries, tug boats barges etc.
New York can really surprise. I've been a couple of times, but I've never imagined all the interesting things you've shown us from the water.
@@TennZen77 Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it.
35:40 "big building to the left" River Park Towers. Just a bit south is 1520 Sedgewick ave. The birth of hip hop. look up the history.
@@kennethbarber438 Cool!!! Love the bits and pieces of history entering the comments. Thank you. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
@@TwoFeetOutdoors Also check out the history of the High Bridge, if you're not familiar.
@@kennethbarber438 Definitely will!! Thank you.
Great video....all kinds of fun. I really enjoy the comments your viewers leave about local history and trivia.
Thank you. I agree 100%. The viewers are awesome. I'm grateful. Thank you for watching and commenting.
You are one brave fella!
Thank you. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Subbed, Awesome video, it was cool seeing it from your vantage point. I live above the Big C. 😊👍
Wow, so awesome 👌 Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate you subbing. Thanks!!
Wow great adventure again! I am so jealous!
Awe, thank you! I appreciate you watching and commenting.
@36:55 the High Bridge is the oldest bridge in NYC, predates the Brooklyn Bridge by over 40 years. It brough water from the croton aqueduct into NYC.
@@aldiaz5140 WOW, thank you for this comment. Interesting. Thank you for watching and commenting.
@@TwoFeetOutdoors This was also through my childhood neighborhood. I played little league at Inwood Hill park. and lived on the same street (173rd) as the water tower.
I just love these exploration videos. I get to see our NYC rivers.
Thank you!! I love people that enjoy watching my videos. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Beautiful video man. I really enjoyed watching this. Being a native New Yorker I've never thought about kayaking through these rivers. I've never thought twice about those boat launches. I know about a Kayaking/Canoe club not too from Chelsea piers that I've thought about going to, but that's the only place that I'm aware of.
Yeah, it's interesting all the places in NYC there are kayak / canoe launches. Everyone in NYC enjoys it in a different way. It's an incredible city. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Subbed, Awesome video, It was cool seeing it from your vantage point. I live right above the big C.
Thank you for watching and commenting! A great comment deserves to be duplicated. 😂 Thank you!
The joys and benefits of having a foldable Kayak!
@user-ij9ks8po8e The folding kayak is perfect for my adventures. So nice to fold it up and put it on my back. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Another great adventure. I lived in one of those buildings in Spuyten Duyvil, Riverdale on the Hudson. So this was very interesting for me.
@steves1749 WOW that's cool. I bet the views were incredible. Thank you for watching and commenting.
you aren't alone with river currents. I'm still not comfortable sailing in fast river currents....lakes seem more predictable.
Hahaha. True!! Agree. The strange swirling and movement of the water is especially interesting in my 26lb. kayak. Thank you for watching and commenting.
This was a fascinating adventure, and thank you for taking us along! I would love to see all these things. I learn a lot here because there's a lot of info in the comments. Thanks for that, guys. Great channel. I'm a fan!
People are amazing in the comments sharing information and their own experiences. It really adds to the channel. I'm grateful for it. Thank you for watching and commenting.
I lived in Queens for a decade in the 90’s. I really enjoy watching your adventures thru places I’ve been only adjacent to just watching some of it passing by from the hwy. I was curious about the cylindrical pylon looking water defense. On the satellite map I saw that it’s a wall protecting the 207th street railway yard. Thanks for sharing with us these great views and be safe out there, you’re going to hopefully inspire other kayakers to venture out there!
Thank you so much. I really appreciate it. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Those currents can be dangerous….the water looks calm from above but there is so much force at play underwater. Looks like you did your homework and timed out your paddle appropriately. I love your videos…so peaceful to watch.
Also….i’m so impressed with how clean these NYC rivers are considering how many people live there.
@willmarshall4685 Thank you so much!! I appreciate it. 1st time paddling a new area makes me a little nervous too. I try to plan with safety in mind. Thank you for watching and commenting.
That was wonderful! I’m sitting inside because it was 92° out in Vermont with wretched humidity. I pulled my chair within 2 feet of my large screen and glided down the river with you. I really appreciate this as I grew up in. Manhattan walked in bicycle all over the place, including up to the stiten deivels and beyond. I’m 74 years old and failing health and only wish I could be there with you. Keep up the great work!
@citylights959 Thank you so much for watching and commenting. We'll, I hope you glide down other waterways with me in my other videos. It's definitely a great way to beat that heat and humidity. Thanks again!
How I ❤❤❤❤ your channel, Matt! No BS---I actually wait the days until your newest video pops up in my notifications on my phone. Keep 'em coming.
@deanbianco4982 WOW, thank you!! I really appreciate it. Thank you for watching and commenting. People like you make me happy. 😀
Very nice video. Beautiful vistas of the Hudson River, the Hudson River Bridge and the other bridges.
Good for pointing out the dangers of jumping off the famous C-Rock.
Thank you! I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Awesome adventure dude. You go to some interesting places.
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I never get tired of this video.
@@bobnero19 Thank you so much! I really appreciate you watching and commenting. 😀
I used to live at 225th and Broadway; actually that slightly curved building above the marble hill train station was the building I lived in. Video brought back lots of memories.
Wow, so cool! I'm glad my video brought back memories for you. Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it.
Geez, I think you earned the right to say "sketchy" as many times as you feel like with that exit from the river. I was getting stressed out just watching you.
Hahaha, thank you so much!! That's so funny! I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Thank you for this! I used to live in Marble Hill and the Spuyten Duyvil is really quite nice in both Winter and Spring. For historians of the area, it's full of interesting history and character.
@@brooklyndweller You're welcome. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate it. Oh, Marble Hill is actually part of Manhattan? Is that right? Someone mentioned that in the comments. I was surprised that Manhattan went beyond its own island.
Thank you, thank you and thank you a zillion times for filming your amazing adventures! I love your videos and they are very relaxing. You teach us so many things about the water, environment and life. I love the sound of the water when it hits your paddles and the kayak. Always look forward to the glimpses of beautiful nature within NYC! Thanks again!👍❤️🌊☀️🌈🚣🏽♀️🥇
Thank you a zillion times! These words mean so much to me. I appreciate it so much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!
Now THAT was an adventure!! 😀 I think Oru should have you as an ambassador. 🗽 Nice that they replaced your kayak!
39:25 “High Bridge was originally completed in 1848 with 16 individual stone arches. In 1928, the five that spanned the Harlem River were replaced by a single 450-foot (140 m) steel arch.”
Wow, so cool. Thank you for that fun fact. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
I have been watching your videos intrigued that you are actually kayaking NYC waterways! I’m a New Yorker now living in the south but NYC will always be a part of me! I’m from Harlem and on this video you kayaked right pass my old neighborhood off Harlem River Drive! That was epic! I actually had a river view from my apartment and would watch the Circle line go pass all the time !
Thank you so much! I really appreciate you watching and commenting. Thanks 😊
I thoroughly enjoyed watching your treck across the Bronx River. You're video captured to me the hidden beauty and serenity under the hustle and bustle of the big city, despite some trash. Who knew?
@@wmnjacobs9807 Thank you so much. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Hey great vid, I think that guy on the boat was just a poser, not a government official at all.
B.S. stands for Bridge Safety 🤣🤣🤣
Yeah, seeing all the bridges and a "Bridge Safety" boat made me think he was some official. I'm still not sure. 😂 Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate it.
You are the reason that I bought my Coast XT! I did save the box! When I bought the Oru Kayak I called them. They are very friendly. They even called me cack on a Sunday! I told them that from watching your videos was then buying mine! They said they had never known of your station!? I told them to tune in! You might get an offer from them?!
@@MarkReynolds-z1v I applied for sponsorship but haven't heard back yet. Lots of people like you have bought kayaks (not just Oru) because of watching my videos. So cool! Thank you for watching and commenting.
Between the C rock and the building to the right at 14:00, the Spuyten Duyvil Creek used to flow from the North, going West to the Hudson. Tibbetts Brook flowing South out of the Bronx fed into both Sputyen Duyvil Creek and the Haarlem River North of Marble Hill.
Canals were cut to connect the creek and river as early as 1817, but the Haarlem River Ship Canal opened in 1895. Marble hill was an island until 1913, when the old Spuyten Duyvil Creek was filled in with rocks that were removed to build Grand Central Terminal in central Manhattan. It's now "connected" to The Bronx, but still "part" of Manhattan. Muscota Marsh launch appears to be part of Columbia University.
@@mateuszminsky5619 Thank you for this amazing and informative comment. I really appreciate it. Such great info. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Awesome adventure. Love the flyover by the CH-53 towards the end. My son was watching and he was hoping for a glimpse of Yankee Stadium. Love seeing this side of NYC and all the nature that surrounds it.
I've never been to NYC. It always amazes me how many parks and green areas they have. It's so interesting to see the city from the vantage point of the rivers!
Thank you so much for watching and commenting. That was definitely a cool helicopter.
@@mlwtennessee322thank you for watching and commenting.
What a urban adventure !!! Thank you very much.
@mark-ib7sz You're welcome! Thank you so much! I really appreciate you watching and commenting. ☺️
Excellent video! Once again, I got to see the city from a point of view I'd never thought I would.
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Great job!
@@erikkudrna Thank you! I appreciate it. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Thank you for sharing and wishing you best of luck with the channel.
@@Putt-Putt-Vroom Thank you!! 😊 I appreciate it. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Love the video! My scariest experience ever kayaking happened right there entering that river. Problem was i didnt want to enter the Harlem River but I was too confident and got too close. It took every bit of everything I had to paddle myself out and back into the hudson.
Wow, crazy. Thank you for sharing that. Glad you made it out okay. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Wow, you had the whole river to yourself.. That's amazing outing!!
@@MrReelsa I really couldn't believe it! What a day! Thank you for watching and commenting.
I live in this area and I want to get into kayaking , seeing this perspective makes it more interesting. 👍🏼
@n.9924 Thank you. I appreciate you watching and commenting. Search Google for Free Kayaking in NYC. There's a few places where you can try it out. Thanks 😊
In 1978, I rowed against Columbia’s freshman lightweight crew on the Harlem River. It was quite the adventure-far more polluted than it is now. Cleaning the boats after the race took some pretty heavy-duty cleaning products!
@@billpaine6241 Wow, great comment. Thank you! I appreciate you watching and commenting. I'm glad it's more clean today than years past.
That was crazy adventure!!
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Wow this was so cool man. I grew up around the High Bridge water tower it's a pool now and I spent many summers there. Thank you for showing me this perspective.
You're welcome! Thank you for watching and commenting.
This is awesome Matt! Right where you started on the Hudson across the river in New Jersey beyond those trees i grew up and my parents house is there till this day. I know that area like the back of my hand. Always wanted to launch a kayak on the jersey side on the park.
Another awesome video Matt! Please keep at it they are so calming and interesting :)
@@gildisc9759 Thank you so much for this amazing comment. I really appreciate the compliments. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Just did the Circle Line around Manhattan for Father’s Day. Can’t watch this video from a lower point of view. Excited. Good job for this.
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OH My you're so brave. Currents on the Hudson are really strong. Hudson currents run in both directions. A tough river to navigate. Fun watching you😂
Thank you. Overall, I had it easy. I know it can get A LOT worse. Fun day. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it.
In case you didn't know: The Marble Hill neighborhood (Where the C rock is located) is actually part of the Borough of Manhattan. Marble Hill originally formed the Northern tip of Manhattan. The original Spuyten Duyvil passed North of Marble Hill.
In the late 19th century, a ship channel was constructed between Spuyten Duyvil and the Harlem River making Marble Hill into an island.
In 1913 the original waterway was filled in, joining Marble Hill to the mainland and the Bronx, but it is still considered part of the Borough of Manhattan.
Actually Big C Rock is Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx but Marble Hill is Manhattan. You guys have me checking my maps. 🤣🤣🤣 I didn't realize Manhattan extends beyond the main island. So cool. Great information. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate it. 😀
@@TwoFeetOutdoors Yes, you're correct about Big C Rock (Always confirm Wikipedia). Love your videos - you keep showing up in my old neighborhoods.
At 37:21, I believe the large building on the left is Sedgwick Projects, the birthplace of hip hop. My grandparents used to live a few blocks away. Also, Rucker Park is a long-time legendary basketball court where some of the greatest street ballers and NBA pros have battled.
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Happy Independence Day!
What a beautiful adventure. Beautiful scenery the whole way up until the surprise, makeshift exit. That worked out really well.
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Awesome video. I really enjoyed this. Keep up the good content man.
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New watcher here.
Your videos are composed very well!
From the nice sloshing sounds to the beautiful views. Wonderful.
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Yo, that exit was straight up concrete! That's a nice place to seek shelter.
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For a minute, I thought you were going to exit the river at Rucker park and get into a basketball game! Good thing you exited when you did. No way would you want to continue on to the east river and Hell Gate! Crazy currents there.... I used to take my boat through there in the mid 80s and I'd always give her a lot of juice and power through at nearly WOT (wide open throttle). Paddle on dude!
@ronschwolsky1626 I agree. I'm very familiar with Hell Gate. Apparently, I could have gotten out at Randall's Island. I didn't want to risk getting too close to Hell Gate without specifically knowing where I could get out for sure. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it.
Super video. Super job. And THE GREAT ESCAPE. You are magnificent. It did, however, appear that you left some orange thing behind just as you were coming out from under the highway. Thanks for the video. Beautiful and amazing.
@@georgepolasky9809 Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching and commenting. I didn't forget anything. Grabbing the orange dry bag just didn't make the cut. Love that! "The Great Escape" 👍
YOURE A BRAVE ONE FOR SURE - Kudos to you brother... love your content.... I've lived in Nyc my whole life & i wouldnt go near or in any body of water surrounding or next to the immediate 5 boroughs in my worst enemies body... Theres human plus animal remains dating back to the late 1700s & as early ass this year at the bottom of those rivers plus various biohazardous infectious waste floating around - I still salute you though - keep up the great work👍
@@alpinemedina1422 Thank you so much!! Now you can come along for the ride and still steer clear of the waterways. 😀 Thank you for the compliments. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
thank you i always enjoy your vids in the middle of cities and looks so peaceful as you glide up and down the waterways
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GREAT SERIES !
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Wow that's a great movie you have made two feet. Lots of fun watching. Thanks
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another great adventure
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Another great adventure 🛶 love these excursions Matt 👍
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How that reminds me of The Frogger episode on Seinfeld...classic. Great trip this time Matt. Great weather!
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The one time things did truly get sketchy crawling under the freeway, and you didn't use the word! 😆
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That big C rock was cool 🙂
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