Anytime between May 29 and June 7 drive to and visit any one or more locations shown on the Overlook map…

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…and ping the site.  You will earn 10 points in the challenge.  Enter a comment to earn additional points, up to another 10 points.  A one word comment like “cool”, “inspirational”, or “memorable” with gain you an additional point.  If your comment is personal, and heart wrenching like:

• “My grandmother said this was much different then.  There were no trees and the sun was hot and we washed our clothes over the side of the boat.” OR
• “I saw three small foxes cavorting at the edge of the towpath under the watchful mother’s eye” OR
• “Beautiful sunset, all deep red that faded into purple as twilight fell and the birds quieted.”

…would earn you up to ten additional points. You can visit the Byway more than once during the challenge period, but each time visit a different location or locations. The extra points will be judged by an independent panel and results and winners announced by June 15.  There will be prizes: first place with the most points will get $250; second place a $50 gift certificate for Stewart’s Shops; third place a $25 gift certificate.

Visit one site or experience the whole Byway.  Visit yourself or include the whole family or a car load of our friends.  Just do it between May 29 and June 7 on the Mohawk Towpath Byway.