Reflections

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Trying to pick a trail?  Anything along the water works for me...







Post inspired by Carmi's Thematic Photographic 114 - Reflections

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  1. VickiSeptember 11, 2010 at 1:59 PM

    Beautiful "reflections"!

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 11, 2010 at 6:54 PM

    Jim - have you been to the park property across Tuttle? Across from the Red Triangle, walk down River Road - there are ways in - I think it's not totally on Park property - check out this map - http://www.ct.gov/dep/lib/dep/stateparks/maps/sleepgiant.pdf

    Two autumns ago, we hiked there on a day like today, with the colors in full glory.

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  3. janieSeptember 12, 2010 at 3:21 AM

    stunning, love the first one, the coolness of the pool against the sunlight.

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  4. CorvusCorax12September 12, 2010 at 6:42 AM

    gorgeous and you are right...take nature over a hummer any day

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  5. AnonymousMarch 23, 2011 at 8:52 PM

    Wow. What a stunninly beautiful blog! God bless you, sonny. Happy hiking. -- Sincerely, Millicent Fudrucker-Fenwick, a fan

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