Places I'm At Now
A few more pics from this century, and closer to home. These were all already digital, so a lot easier to post.
Golden June sunset, Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. June 4, 2021, 7:47 PM.
Fire on the Mountain, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. November 7, 2023, 4:19 PM.
Cobble Mountain in Macedonia Brook State Park, Kent, Connecticut on a beautiful 70+ May day in mid-March. March 14, 2024, 1:44 PM.
One of my favorite places in autumn. Mill River, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 25, 2023, 12:21 PM.
Macedonia Brook, Macedonia Brook State Park, Kent, Connecticut. March 14, 2024, 11:09 AM.
Pine Hill, Macedonia Brook State Park, Kent, Connecticut. March 14, 2024, 12:36 PM.
Late October at Beaver Pond. White Memorial Foundation, Morris, Connecticut. October 26, 2023, 3:44 PM.
Early spring at Whittemore Sanctuary, Woodbury, Connecticut, March 29, 2024, 4:45 PM. According to the official map, this pond is named "Pond". Just to the east is a smaller pond named "Pond."
Sunbeams and sparkling water. Whittemore Sanctuary, Woodbury, Connecticut, March 29, 2024, 4:44 PM.
Rands View on the slopes of Prospect Mountain along the Appalachian Trail in Salisbury, Connecticut. April 8, 2024, 2:46 PM. That is the Taconic Range running along the horizon.
Rands View again. April 8, 2024, 2:36 PM. Although this moderate wide-angle diminishes the impact of the Taconics a bit, it shows more of the sprawling massiveness of the meadow and of the view.
Prospect Mountain on the Appalachian Trail in Salisbury, Connecticut. April 8, 2024, 1:37 PM. Looking east across the Housatonic Valley and Litchfield Hills.
First signs of spring. Appalachian Trail, Prospect Mountain, Salisbury, Connecticut. April 8, 2024, 4:20 PM.
View from the Giant's Right Leg, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. April 15, 2024, 4:39 PM.
The marsh reawakens, Green Trail, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. April 15, 2024, 5:27 PM.
Sunny footpath in spring, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. April 25, 2024, 4:03 PM.
Forest floor spring evening, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. April 25, 2024, 6:08 PM.
Rocky cliff meets a cedar grove, Giant's Chest, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. April 25, 2024, 3:23 PM.
View of New Haven, Long Island Sound and Long Island, Giant's Right Leg, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. April 25, 2024, 4:38 PM.
A bluet-strewn grassy hillside meets a pond sparkling in sunshine. Springtime at Herron Pond, White Memorial Foundation, Morris, Connecticut. May 17, 2024, 12:05 PM.
Marsh and inlet stream, Herron Pond, White Memorial Foundation, Morris, Connecticut. May 17, 2024, 11:56 AM.
Wild geraniums on the forest floor near Beaver Pond, Morris, Connecticut. May 17, 2024, 2:03 PM.
My brother Mike and friends on the Appalachian Trail, lower slopes of Prospect Mountain near Falls Village, Salisbury, Connecticut. April 8, 2024, 11:50 AM.
Late spring cliff walk, Giant's Right Knee, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. May 20, 2024, 1:08 PM.
A walk through a sun-dappled forest in late spring, "Giant's Toes", Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. May 20, 2024, 3:04 PM.
Old stone dam, Beaver Pond, Morris, Connecticut. May 17, 2024, 1:18 PM.
Walking down a rocky ridge, "Giant's Toes", Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. May 20, 2024, 3:17 PM.
Golden hour forest floor near Giant's Left Hip, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. May 24, 2024, 6:50 PM.
Rocky ravine, north slope of the Giant, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. May 24, 2024, 3:50 PM.
A trio of turkey vultures circling the Giant's Head. Viewed from the cliffs atop the Giant's Chest, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. May 24, 2024, 4:30 PM.
The Giant's Head, Quinnipiac University, West Rock, York Mountain, Mad Mare Mountain and the village of Mount Carmel from the Giant's Chest, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. May 31, 2024, 11:26 AM.
Hamden, New Haven, East Rock, Long Island Sound, Long Island and the lower Quinnipiac River Valley from the Giant's Right Leg, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. May 31, 2024, 12:17 PM.
Mount Higby cliff walk, Mattabesett Trail, Middlefield, Connecticut, June 3, 2024, 1:27 PM.
My brother Mike with Nutmeg and Devo atop Mount Higby, Mattabesett Trail, Middlefield, Connecticut, June 3, 2024, 12:50 PM.
The upper Quinnipiac River Valley and I-91 from Mount Higby, Mattabesett Trail, Middletown, Connecticut, June 3, 2024, 2:27 PM.
Black Pond and Beseck Mountain from Mount Higby, Mattabesett Trail, Middlefield, Connecticut, June 3, 2024, 12:16 PM.
Clover meadow, Platt Park, Waterbury, Connecticut. June 9, 2024, 6:23 PM.
The Giant's head from cliffs above the Mill River, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. June 12, 2024, 6:19 PM.
View of Hamden, New Haven, East Rock, Long Island Sound and Long Island from the Giant's Right Leg, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. June 12, 2024, 2:37 PM.
Tall trees, marsh, inlet stream and Herron Pond, White Memorial Foundation, Morris, Connecticut. June 13, 2024, 12:54 PM.
I'm not done. More pics here.