Connecticut

Ann and Vern, Bob's sister and brother-in-law, have a cabin near Sharon, Connecticut in the northwest corner of the state, very close to both New York and Massachusetts. They live on Gavel Cabin Rd. and they own Gavel Cabin. It is about 4 miles outside of Sharon, a quintisential New England town. Every day we went on an excursion. The top two photos are from a protected natural area called Pond Mountain. We walked down next to a huge escarpment and then circumnavigated the lake. Ann, who is a master gardener, identified many of the plants we walked past.

We also went off to a Massachusetts State Park which consisted of a cobble, irregularly shaped rocks thrust upwards during the early plate tectonics. This particular cobble is located along the meanders of the Housitonic River and is the home of over 50 different species of ferns. We walked around the cobble at its base and then went up to the lookout over the Housitonic Valley. The weather was again beautiful. We then went down to walk around the house of the original owner of this property, the oldest house in the Poconos.

Another day we went to see the Great Falls on the Housitonic. Like many falls, there is an electric power generating facility at its base. In total we spent about 10 days in Connecticut and New York City.