By MICHAEL VIRTANEN
Associated Press
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York state plans to open
for the first time a stretch of the upper Hudson River in stages this
spring and fall.
The land was purchased in December for $12.4
million. It includes a 10-mile track of the river flowing south from
Newcomb. The river wanders through deep forests in nearly tranquil water
interrupted by stretches of mild and moderate rapids.
The Department of Environmental Conservation is
proposing a wilderness designation for the river and a swath of forest
on both sides. It would allow two nearby parking areas for canoeists who
want to leave the water.
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