Oct. 26, Buffalo to New York 11:15 a.m. - at Buffalo. Clear day; saw far west out on Lake Erie. Niagara River at RR crossing from Ontario, very unexciting! Current slow. Later: On New York Central R.R.; along toward Rochester, country looks pretty poor - agriculturally exhausted farms run down; sheep often seen. Then toward Syracuse, looks better; but hills come in, with a bigger proportion of uncultivated area - marshes, wooded hills. Wheat: along Erie canal, which is in full construction - 4 barges towed by tug; very modern looking power diesel ?! freighters. A picturesque gorge along the east flowing river near Amsterdam. 5 p.m. - Out of Schenectady, route leaves river and goes over wooded terrain - wood pine art birch - extension of Catskill region which lies to southwestward. 6 p.m. - Dark, but reflection in Hudson River toward sunset sky; RR on east side following close along river; outline of Catskill Mountains on western horizon. Great Blue Heron and Gulls seen, against [illegible] sky above dusty horiz