Rocks and Birds at Pequonnock Valley

This weekend I was focused on GPS the remaining blazed Trails for the Trailforks map - and added the Red Trail on Saturday and the Yellow Trail on Sunday. The remaining missing part of the White Trail I will do tomorrow.
Sadly the boardwalk is still off-kilter but we will be bringing in a crew on Saturday to fix it and patch a lot of mudholes in the vicinity on the White Trail.

A cacophony of Blackbirds entertained me for a bit on Saturday...

There was an intriguing looking fungus on a log by the waterfall on the Red Trail - sadly the photo didn't capture it too well :-(

After finishing the Yellow Trail GPS, I meet up with Kevin near the crevice and we enjoyed the brief bit of sunshine walking back south along that amazing trail of massive rocks and moss.

 Later Kevin showed me secret mini crevice where we snapped a few photos.

The valley never ceases to amaze me!

Autumn 2019 - Annual Historic Hike - Pequonnock Valley, CT

Every fall, the Trumbull Historical Society in partnership with the Trumbull Nature Center leads a guided hike through the Pequonnock Valley State Park. We had a good turnout this year! :-)

 We hiked along the river on the Blue Trail. The weather was great!

 Turtle Rock was basking in the sunlight - It was a beautiful day for sure!

The intrepid few "went the distance" to the Crevice...

 The kids even had the energy to climb a tree. Bless their presence - it was wonderful!

 Old and young alike took the log walk challenge!

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About the Park

Pequonnock Valley Hike - 12-29

For late December, the weather was insane!  It was close to 50 degrees and very sunny most of the time - there's was no way I could stay inside today so I ventured over to Trumbull WTHOUT MY BIKE! It rained like mad yesterday and I knew the park would be a swamp so I thought it best to hike.

I started out at the Whitney Ave lot and checked out a possible log river crossing just a bit downstream from Coyote Crossing. I opted not to try this one!

So I continued on south on the Rail Trail and think I discovered another ancient carriage road. I wondered if the Churchill Road entrance that the town has planned will descend here? LINK >
Two photos digitally enhanced to highlight the carriage road remnants...

Since the forest was clear of undergrowth -- I decided to photograph the cow tunnels as it was right near the carriage road vestiges.

  A little further on, a tree seemed to grow right out of the rock!

 

I  finally decided to shimmy across the river on this fallen log. The river was really raging but I made it across...

 ...and even got a nice photo looking downstream near the middle!:-)

 Looking back - woo-eee!

Sadly, once I got to the Serengeti  I noticed the boardwalk had already shifted - the rain was been relentless and even the current here is pretty strong!

 But golly...(said in a Gomer Pyle voice) it is still gorgeous in the "green moss canyon"

 The Copper Creek was filled to the brim! (Rain, rain, go away- for drier days we ALL do pray!)

 Finally to get back to the car - I trekked up thru Indian Ledges - the trails are freaking awesome!!!

Oops - I almost forgot to mention - my task today was to gray out the old White Blazes as that trail will be re-blazed out of the Serengeti up thru the Sandy Shore trail, etc. I will return with a  friend sometime soon to complete the White Trail blazing ...

Wet Hike In the Valley (Prepping)

My friend Kevin and I took a hike thru Pequonnock Valley today to review (1) where the main trails may need new blazing; and (2) review the situation re the shifted boardwalk that FCNEMBA will repair next week.

We scrounged around the swampy area near the trail turnpike to locate rebar left from the turnpike building session a few years back but all we saw was this large wrap of black plastic!

 The entire Serengeti is over saturated with water - I have never seen it like this!!

This is the crossing on the White Trail right before you get to the boardwalk - normally 1 1/2ft wide at the most...

 Part of the boardwalk is now submerged!

 And the river was raging! Turtle Rock had water rushing by on both sides!

Super Short Video - At Blackpool

 ...ah, but the moss was amazing (super think and soft)

We met the locals working on the new White Trail Bridge - it will be awesome!!!

We trekked back on the Red Trail and for a short time it snowed!

Blazing?

We determined most of the White Trail will need to be re-blazed and hope to get to it in a few weeks. The Red Trail blazing needs touch ups as well - especially in the north end but we will tackle the White Trail first.

Pequonnock Valley Hike - 10-20-18

A small but super fun group for our Annual Fall Hike at Pequonnock Valley Hike (weather forecast was lousy -- Man they were WRONG!!!).

 Finishing off at the "Green Moss Ravine" was spectacular! The sun came out and I swear the moss everywhere was vibrating in green!!

 Afterwards, Kevin and I took a stroll back in the park at the North End. Copper Creek never disappoints!