Escape From New York to Hudson Valley

Feeling a bit cooped up in your Upper West Side studio?

With the long weekend ahead, New Yorkers might consider getting out of the big city and hitting other parts of the state, where mountains and rivers and lakes dot a much different landscape than the scenery found in Midtown and the Financial District.

According to the New York State Department of Tourism, prime foliage viewing is still going on in the southern parts of the state until the end of October and even into November. So trade in your views of shining metallic facades for bright leaves and rolling hills. ...