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Photography Guides and Trips in Connecticut
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Despite growing up in Cheshire and attending high school only a few miles away from the trailhead, I had never been to Roaring Brook Falls until now... about a decade after moving away. It's no wonder, either... the entrance to this park is found at an inconspicuous cul-de-sac nestled amongst small, suburban backroads with a bare minimum of thru-traffic. Unless you're specifically looking for the Roaring Brook trails, you would probably never...
After doing some early morning photography at Devil's Hopyard and Salmon River State Forest, I decided to drop by Hopemead State Park and take a look. Knowing nothing about the park ahead of time, I simply walked the trails to see what I could find using a new trails application on my iPhone 4 to record the shape of the trails and mark a few waypoints.Hopemead offers a nice, little forest walk...
ATV Trip from the old "Keys Pits" in Gales Ferry, CT - past the abandoned Eckerlein granite quarries in Center Groton, CT. Through the tunnels under I-95 through "Whittles Farm" property and back over I-95. And returning.
Steep Rock Reservation offers some of the most impressive woodland hikes in the state. Kent Falls State Park may have the nicest waterfalls, Sleeping Giant may have the most traprock scrambles... but the towering hemlock forests of Steep Rock are surely a sight to be seen.Steep Rock Reservation is a rather large, 750-acre park that contours the wide bends of the Shepaug River. But the summit of Steep Rock Mountain is probably...
A test run of the Garmin GPSmap 60CSx
Another test run, round trip from Bethel, CT to Lake Waramaug State Park.
This is the first day on the Alaska Road Trip. I drove from Bethel, CT to Hebron, ME.
Meshomasic State Forest (Great Hill Area)
East Hampton, Connecticut, United States
Photography | 3.3 miles
Photography | 3.3 miles
I visited this region of the Meshomasic State Forest in hopes of capturing some photographs of the Timber Rattlesnake. Despite finding some snake shed, a promising sign, I was unsuccessful in spotting any of these rare rattlers.The hike, as mapped, essentially covers the ridges of Great Hill and surrounding areas. Although these trails aren't very rugged, the extreme elevation changes experienced as one ascends and descends Great Hill can be very exhausting. ...
A series of trails encircling Broad Brook Reservoir comprise what I call the Broad Brook Trails. Most of the trails take hikers through quiet woodlands, though there are some nice meadows and, at at some points, views of the reservoir itself.The entrance to these trails that I've always used is a small pull-off on the side of the road. Only one or two vehicles can fit in the pull-off, but because these...
Despite being a rather short hike, not even a full mile round-trip, the Brook Trail at Kettletown State Park offers some fantastic woodland scenery. The Brook Trail follows Kettletown Brook as it flows through the forest, cascading over mossy, fern-laden rocks and fallen trees. The place has a very primeval feeling, despite being rather close to the road that runs through the park.Eventually Kettle Brook dumps into Lake Zoar, and the Brook...
River Highlands State Park offers a nice series of forest trails which, on the eastern side of the park, contour the highlands beside the Connecticut River. This park is also known as Blowhole State Park, an admittedly awkward sounding name that pays homage to the park's notable natural feature known as the "Devil's Blowhole". There is apparently an area around some of the bluffs within the park where the wind makes odd...
Just a stroll around Cromwell Meadows before the poison ivy gets really bad down there.
aftermath of hurricane Irene - Groton, Ledyard, Mystic, Stonington Connecticut.
