Hiking in Connecticut
Hiking in Connecticut
On Sunday we hiked around a small lake near our hotel. We started at Giuffrida Park in Meriden, and hiked up 377 feet to Chauncey Peak. Then we followed the blue-blazed trail alongside a quarry and back through the woods, and then made our way back around the other side of Crescent Lake, an emergency reservoir. Crescent Lake is also known as Prospect Lake or the Bradley-Hubbard Reservoir. It has a lot of names for such a small lake!
This was an easy hike that took us less than two hours. We enjoyed the weather, and the views across central Connecticut. Here are a few pictures I took:
On Sunday we hiked around a small lake near our hotel. We started at Giuffrida Park in Meriden, and hiked up 377 feet to Chauncey Peak. Then we followed the blue-blazed trail alongside a quarry and back through the woods, and then made our way back around the other side of Crescent Lake, an emergency reservoir. Crescent Lake is also known as Prospect Lake or the Bradley-Hubbard Reservoir. It has a lot of names for such a small lake!
This was an easy hike that took us less than two hours. We enjoyed the weather, and the views across central Connecticut. Here are a few pictures I took:
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1. Crescent Lake, seen from atop the dam at Giuffrida Park
2. Looking west from Chauncey Peak -- my car is visible in the parking lot below. In the distance are the Hanging Hills of Meriden (also called the Lion's Paw)
3. The rocks on Chauncey peak, with a view to the east -- you can see the blue paint on the rocks marking the trail
4. Marty on the rocks above the lake
5. Hiking downhill through the woods
6. Walking along beside the lake at the end of the hike, looking back down the lake towards the dam
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