Last week, I shared my full-length write-up on the small but lovely Bluff Point State Park in southeastern Connecticut. In my article (which is available here in case you missed it!) I mentioned how the photos I took at Bluff Point are among my favorites in my entire Continue reading
Category Archives: Connecticut
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The Quiet Coast of Bluff Point State Park
I know, eastern Connecticut doesn’t seem like a region likely to be on any travelers’ to-visit list. Aside from a few casinos and UConn, I admit there’s little to draw outsiders to this oft-overlooked slice of New England where I spent the first twenty-one years of my life. Continue reading
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Connecticut’s Rural Corner: Photo Gallery
Let me preface this photography collection with a slightly embarrassing admission: I’ve had a draft of this gallery going now for four months, and it’s taken me until now to get my act together and publish it. Every blogger likes to pretend they are totally on top of their to-do Continue reading
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Devil’s Hopyard State Park Photo Gallery
I’d been itching to use my prized camera for days before I even parked my (dad’s) car at southeastern Connecticut’s Devil’s Hopyard State Park. Of course, I was in town visiting my family and while I love traveling to far away and exotic Continue reading
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The Solitude of Devil’s Hopyard State Park
My visit to Devil’s Hopyard State Park in East Haddam, Connecticut began like so many other of my adventures both in the United States and abroad: I desperately wanted to see a waterfall. Surprisingly, I spent the first twenty-one years Continue reading
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Southeastern Connecticut’s Pasta Plate
When people visit southeastern Connecticut, they’re usually driving between Boston and New York, spending a few months training at one of the region’s military bases, or gambling away a fortune at the casinos. The place where I spent the first twenty-one years of my life may not offer Continue reading
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Mystic, the Top Stop Between Boston and NYC
Connecticut: is there more to this state than the highway that connects Boston to New York? As someone who grew up outside New London, I certainly didn’t think so, but as I got older I realized that eastern Connecticut has more to offer than just spectacular Italian food. Continue reading
