Some pictures from New York City after my 1993 bike trip across USA.

Going through old photos from the only time in my life that I was in New York City. It was when I took the train back from my second bike trip across USA in 1993.

Arriving from Penn Station.

In 1993, a two month bike trip got me as far as the town of Hudson, NY. I took the train back from there.

I spent one night and parts of 2 days in New York City between trains. It was rainy and dreary, but I still walked all over taking lots of pictures.

My bike was shipped back from Hudson so I was on foot.

I would have stayed in a hotel, but got to talking to someone at the Hudson train station who invited me to his psychologist's office to spend the night on a therapist's couch.

I was afraid the guards wouldn't let me in the building, but he reassured me that he would let the guards know I was coming. He was in Hudson, that night, so the office was vacant as planned.

When I got to the door, the guard didn't recognize me, but then he found a note on the bulletin board and welcomed me with great fan fair, impressed that I had biked across USA.

Then I walked around the city in the pouring rain looking like I was just another of the homeless.

I brought the rolls of film, from my trip, with me in case I couldn't get back into the building I was staying at. The only thing I left behind in the therapist's office was some dirty laundry.

When I got back, there was another guard, at the door, but he also found the note and let me in. I slept comfortably that night.

For parts of two days, I walked somewhat uncomfortably in shabby sun bleached clothing, from biking. Landmarks, like the Empire State Building, had their observation decks up in a layer of fog so I figured I might come back later.

During my childhood, I was fascinated in a city within the city, Radio City otherwise known as Rockefeller Center.

The childhood fascination was more subdued by 1993, but I did take the tour of Radio City Music Hall; one of the only indoor things I did.

I walked around outside at Rockefeller Center with it's flagship building, formerly called the RCA Building.

Inside was likely lots of security guards making entry somewhat difficult without legitimate business in the building. I didn't even try it being a bit shy myself anyway.

I'd heard that a suite and tie was required to even enter the Rainbow Room which was the fancy restaurant at the top.

More recently, the rainbow Room was closed and replaced with an even more exclusive club. The observation deck was only for VIP guests (back in 1993).

Since then, I have learned that the observation deck is now open again and a big tourist attraction called "Top of the Rock."

Base of what was once called the RCA Building. I saw lots of things from the outside.

Plaza at Rockefeller Center. An early version of what they call a "planned unit development," I guess; sort of like the coordinated planning of a college campus.

During 8th grade, I had a big interest in that center. I remember dividing up the WSU campus, in Pullman, into blocks that were like little kingdoms. I shared that little dream with a friend, who I'm still in touch with, named Jeff Goebel.

For some reason, the block, I picked at WSU in that 8th grade fantasy, wasn't as good as the one Jeff picked. I decided to broaden the concept and pick what I thought would be the biggest blocks of all, in New York City.

Maybe that was cheating as it wasn't in Pullman.

Those little fantasies were part of our learning in those days.

Meanwhile on my 1993 trip, I continued walking in the rain taking lot of pictures.

I kept needing to go to the bathroom so I visited places, like Mc Donald's, To get the bathroom key. I had to buy something, so it was another soda pop. That probably just made me have to go to the bathroom more often.

Times Square 1993.

Probably the highlight of my visit was walking across the Brooklyn Bridge. City views were fantastic.

Rockefeller Center was good, but my interests had broadened since childhood and there was "so little time and so much to see."

So many famous landmarks in one city. Dakota Apartmants.

UN Building.

Flat Iron Building has been standing since 1902. These days, things like that interest me a lot.

I even got to original World Trade Center and walked through the lobby, but the observation floor was up in the clouds. I figured I wouldn't see much so I kept walking. I saw lots from the ground.

This was all before 911, but the attempted 1993 bombing, in the parking garage, had happened. I could see restoration work being done.

Another landmark, the New York Stock Exchange.

It was an interesting time. Hard to believe, now days, that I was even there. It was a fun time, but really like a whirlwind visit.

Late afternoon of the second day, I got on the train and was headed back to Bellingham; a 3 day train trip after a 2 month bike ride.

Biking can be a good way to avoid traffic rat race.

Cut through on a quiet residential street. Humboldt St. in Bellingham.

Northbound lanes of I-5 are still closed dumping some of the I-5 traffic onto South Samish Highway through part of Bellingham. This puts more traffic on the main street past Lake Padden, but there are back routes and trails. After our Sunday Lake Padden Walking Group, I traced my route to our after walk lunch gathering at Whole Foods. I used the Bike-o-meter app.