Our Stay in Lody, NY
October - November 2025
The Bethel Woods Detour
- October 31, 2025
- ~ 224 mi
- ~ 6.5 hrs
Although we could check out around noon, we left two hours earlier. We had a long day ahead of us, heading west to the Finger Lakes region. We drove on the foothills of the Catskills, familiar territory by now. Since we were unable to visit the Woodstock Monument during our stay in Stamford, NY, we knew we had to take the longer drive to see this famous place.
- October 31, 2025
- 0.11 mi
- 3:32 min
- 45 °F
Strangely, the original site of the 1969 Woodstock festival is not located in Woodstock, but in Bethel Woods, southwest of the town of Woodstock! In 1969, I was too young to understand the meaning of the festival. I only know that at that time, men with long hair were a larger problem to the establishment than the Vietnam War.
For a few minutes, I stood and looked out onto the natural amphitheater where half a million people gathered for three days, united by music and the desire for peace. While the fights have changed, standing here reminded me that 55 years later, we still have a long way to go before we all connect and unite in peace.
