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Bigelow Hollow State ParkUnion, CTNovember 15th, 2015 |
We soon crossed into Nipmuc State Forest, where most of our 8-mile hike would actually occur. Ascending Breakneck Hill, we pass through stands of bare trees and groves of green mountain laurel. |
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Cat Rocks was like a huge playground full of boulders scattered about the hillside. |
We climb around to explore the caves and crevices of Cat Rocks. This one had obviously been inhabited many times before. It features a fire pit, grille, and stone wall for added shelter. | |
The beavers had definitely been hard at work, and we think the expanded swamp led to a re-routing of the trail. It felt notably longer than what was shown on the map. |
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The beaver tree looked soft and smooth but was hard and spikey instead! |
With the sun setting, Laurel, Io, Hannah, Andrew and Greg take a rest at a campsite on Breakneck Pond. We snap our official group photo and reflect upon all the fun we'd had on our wonderful adventure. |
Our trail was tricky and we were eager to reach the park road before darkness set it, but couldn't resist one more diversion out onto a fallen tree before saying goodbye to Breakneck Pond. While our hike took a little longer than expected, we made sure that every minute of it was time well spent! |
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