I like the mixture of history and views of the river that are available at this site.
I enjoy watching the Coast Guard’s Barque Eagle and cadets going about their chores. Compare this to the daily folk coming to fish at the pier.
The state park is a vast improvement to the disarray that had hidden its historic and natural features prior to state acquisition.
(This is part of the DEEP Sky’s the Limit 2020 challenge which encourages us to get outdoors.)
From March through August, I sheltered in Southeastern Connecticut and walked here daily.
It was definitely part of my strategy to maintain mental health! Harkness is probably the most photogenic park I’ve ever seen.
This section of the trail is dedicated to Dr. Bill Niering, Connecticut College, with whom I took botany. He was an awesome, unassuming man who inspired many.
I still come to this area, even though my sheltering days have ended.
(This is part of the DEEP Sky’s the Limit 2020 challenge which encourages us to get outdoors.)
Yay, we did it! We went to all 14 of the DEEP Sky’s the Challenge sites for 2018!
Paugussett State Forest entrance: Hunting warning, so we wore bright colors
Lake Zoar looking north
The falls were roaring today! Gorgeous woods and walk
Lake Zoar looking east
I inhaled my lunch before Cherry was half done with hers: Yummy falafal, lamb wrap, baba ganush, and even halvah to go…wow.
So. We did it! We printed out our photodocumentation and sent it off to DEEP with the hopes of winning a walking stick (well, at least Cherry is hoping for that). It was a great challenge and of course we enjoyed our time together.
NEXT????!!!!
Beth Lapin 