Park Walks: Steep Rock Preserve, Hidden Valley in Winter

Washington, Connecticut

January was unusually cold in Connecticut and there were major problems with ice formation. Damaging floods resulted from ice blockages on the Connecticut and Housatonic Rivers. Even the little Shepaug in Litchfield County had a bumper crop of ice floes.

Park Walks: Lakewood Park

Waterbury, Connecticut

Lakewood Park, at the south end of the Great Brook Reservoir, is a quiet place in winter. I get the impression that it's quite old and may have had more activity in years past. A bit of looking around online shows that it's still a popular spot for swimming from the small beach in hot weather. Still an interesting place to explore on a cold December morning.

Park Walks: Silver Sands State Park, 12/23/17

Milford, Connecticut

Silver Sands turned up in my map-searching for southern New England parks, one of only a few shoreline parks on Connecticut's Long Island Sound coast. When I arrived there was rain and sleet with temperatures just above freezing, but the light was fascinating—dark but somehow glowing. Exploration was limited to half an hour or so. I had a rain jacket, but not enough insulating layers to fight the conditions for very long. Still an interesting walk around the park, a destination to return to in other conditions.

New Years Day Concert

Washington, Connecticut

The New Years presentation by the Washington Friends of Music, a concert by the New Baroque Soloists.