Burning off the fog

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Daily observations on the Hudson River as it passes through New York City. The section of the Hudson which passes through New York is historically known as the North River, called this by the Dutch to distinguish it from the Delaware River, which they knew as the South River. This stretch of the Hudson is still often referred to as the North River by local mariners today. All photos by Daniel Katzive unless otherwise attributed. Twitter @dannykatman

Burning off the fog

Saturday morning started out in dense fog once again, but the haze had burned off by late morning, giving way to a sunny and warm afternoon. Air temperatures rose into the 60s, but the water remains cold in the mid 40s range.

The long-term resident Teresa looms at its anchorage in the fog

A flotilla of kayakers and SUPers

Mr. Jim comes down from Coeymans with empty hoppers

The tugboat Frances headed upstate with an empty scow. According to tugboatinfo.com http://www.tug44.org/tugboats.trawlers/tug-frances/ , Frances is a veteran, built in 1959 and currently operated by Marine Highway of Troy NY. Long may you run!

The venerable Frances heads north with a scow

A Coast Guard boat was in the river in the afternoon and appeared to be conducting some type of drill with a life ring in the water. The Coast Guard refers to all its vessels smaller than 65’ in length as “boats”, as opposed to “cutters”, which are over 65’ in length.