I've been reminiscing all day about the most beautiful summer we had this year in Northeast CT. The kind you dream about... We actually experienced it! Awesome!
This summer was the first in my adult life that I had the time and opportunity to do some fun things!
One great adventure took me by bicycle with an old willing pal to Quaddick State Park in Thompson. It was a scenic and hilly ride to get there, so that made it even more fun. Since neither of us had ever been to the park, it made us curious as to what we would find.
Once we arrived, we were pleasantly surprised immediately that there was no entry fee to the park for bike riders! Considering I am a cheap skate tried and true, that of course was the best welcome I could imagine!
In the park we discovered plenty of room for picnics, boating (even a boat ramp), hiking, and just lots of good family fun out in there in beautiful nature. We took to the woods and enjoyed the hiking path. We woke a deer from her afternoon napping time, and she delicately hopped out of sight, leaving nothing for us to do but gasp at her white tail as it disappeared into the brush.
I can't wait to go back in the fall to see the beautiful leaves around the reservoir. Believe it or not, I think I will go and hike it again in the winter, just to enjoy the beauty from another whole point of view. Perspective is a good thing!
Check out the Quaddick State Park. I highly recommend it! As you can tell, we made the bike ride back, too. It was much hillier going home, but isn't that always the way?!
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