Kevin Oldenburg, drone photographer extraordinaire and more, captured some of these photos as the flotilla southbound, here passing the Hudson-Athens Light.

With the Catskills in the background, the flotilla here continues past Saugerties,

Glenn Raymo, Hudson River photographer based near Poughkeepsie, caught this image of steamer Hestia welcoming the flotilla at the Kingston–Rhinecliff Bridge. To continue through waves of technological development,

at the Rondout Light, solar-powered Solaris paid tribute in this photo by Kevin.

Many thanks to Kevin and Glenn for use of these photos.

Is anyone planning to get photos of the flotilla as they transit the Hudson River highlands? The highlands would dramatize the difference in scale.