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November 14, 2019
Peoples State Forest and New Hartford Diner, CT
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Our final 2019 Sky’s the Limit hike for the CT DEEP!
We did it! The last of 14 hikes for the DEEP’s Sky’s the Limit challenge! Cold but sunny day!
People’s State Forest, Riverton, CT
New Hartford Diner, New Hartford, CT
October 15, 2019
Cherry and I are taking on the DEEP’s Sky’s the Limit Challenge. Only two more to go!
DEEP Sky’s the Limit hike — only two more for 2019!!
Beautiful day, nice foliage.
Lunch at the Goshenette; we forgot we ate there once before… we can try somewhere else next time.
Coming down to the finish line
August 15, 2019
May 10, 2018
Who-hoo!!
Photo by Cassandra Day
Friends,
Here’s a summary (prepared by Cherry) of our Hikes for Friendly’s, which are detailed here. We were written up today in the Middletown Press!
Hiking for Friendly’s: 2015-2018
2015
June 8: Airline Trail, Portland and Cromwell Friendly’s- Where it all began!
July 13: Sprague Preserve, Franklin and Willimantic Friendly’s
August 17: Tyler Mill Preserve, Wallingford and North Haven Friendly’s
September 8: Ragged Mountain and Southington Friendly’s
October 27: Barnes Memorial Nature Preserve and Bristol Friendly’s
2016
March 4: Mattabesset River Trail and Cromwell Friendly’s
August 26: Lantern Hill and Mystic Friendly’s
October 11: Great Meadows and Wethersfield Friendly’s
December 21: Scantic River State Park and Enfield Friendly’s
2017
January 20: Northwest Park, Windsor and Windsor Locks Friendly’s
February 24: Milford Point and Milford Friendly’s
April 20: Naugatuck State Forest, Beacon Falls and Naugatuck Friendly’s
May 24: Windsor Locks Canal and East Windsor Friendly’s
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April 19, 2018
Sky’s the Limit #5
Colonial New England was famed for its use of water power to drive the machinery in its mills. The potential energy that could be harnessed from flowing water was based on the steepness of the elevational drop in the streambed; the greater the drop, the more the potential power.
Water was raging during our visit!
(Text from the DEEP site) Iron making was one of the many industries to use water power. Iron ore was processed in a blast furnace and produced iron that could be formed into a wide variety of items necessary in 18th century America. It is from a former iron furnace on this site that the park draws its name. And this furnace was especially of value in the revolutionary war when it was a major supplier of horseshoes, a commodity greatly needed by the Continental Army. As times changed…
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March 30, 2018
And so we start.
Pileated woodpecker holes
We heard peepers… spring IS coming!
Beautiful scenic overlook of Salmon Cove… kayaking soon…
Empty sunflower seeds and a small hinge in the base of the tree… a mystery
Yummy lunch at Two Wrasslin’ Cats, East Haddam, CT
March 13, 2018
If you are interested in getting out to CT’s open spaces, consider joining DEEP’s Sky’s the Limit challenge:
Cherry and I met last week to figure out our next adventure. After considering several options, we decided to go with: ta-da, ta-da—
CT DEEP’s 2018 Sky’s the Limit Hiking Challenge!!
Designed to promote hiking in Connecticut’s State Park and Forests, this year’s list includes fourteen “lesser known trails.”
So we started with Farm River State Park
Here are our mandatory shots for verifying our visitation at this site:
Check out the great views and sundial in this small “pocket park.”
After the short hike, we went to Gutiz, a local Ecuadarian Restaurant. Excellent food and interesting atmosphere.
Hope you’ll keep up with us as we travel around CT to view these lesser known areas.
March 2, 2018
Crescent Lake, Southington and Plainville Friendly’s
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Our Hiking for Friendly’s is done!
Fourth time’s the charm! Due to weather and health issues, we’ve had to postpone our FINAL visit to Friendly’s for weeks. Finally, today we are ready to head out. And it’s a nice day, in the 50s and sunny. Cherry arrives with Spring in her hands – a lovely bouquet for me!
Since our last meeting, Cherry has lost her cat to a rare heart condition and we acknowledge the loss of Willa. Then we take the half hour drive to Crescent Lake. A bit breezy when we arrive at 10:30, we choose the shortest trail around the lake, about two miles, which provides lovely views. I talk about recent experiences where I felt very centered and clear; Cherry says that happens to her when she’s in nature and realizes how interconnected we are with all living things.
Some of the path is water-logged but there are enough protruding roots…
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November 17, 2017
Hiking for Friendly’s: Case Mountain and Manchester Friendly’s
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Getting close to the finish line!!
15 November 2017
Frosty, brisk, but sunny when Cherry and I meet to head to Manchester, one of our four remaining Friendly’s sites. We arrive by 9:30; I’d hoped it would take longer to get there, so it would be warmer when we started. But here we are, Case Mountain. The trailhead map calls it Highland Park, the printed material I have indicates it’s a short but steep walk to the overlook, and the return trip can be extended by taking the Carriage Road. OK, we agree, we will take the longer route or else our lunch will start before 11AM.
We climb up, catching our breath occasionally, as we talk local politics. National news. Refugees. Deportees. Difficult subjects for such a beautiful day. Frosty edges on fallen leaves. Quiet in the woods. Within a half hour, we reach the overlook and gaze at the juxtaposition of the up-close natural…
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