Pond Mountain
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
Kent, Connecticut. The Connecticut chapter of The Nature Concervency maintains this 800 acre preserve. This day it was 18 F out and the windchill was well below 0. In other words, it was seriously cold. David and I took the two hour hike just to get out and I wanted to see how hiking in extreme cold would be. Not too bad but taking gloves off to take pictures has to be planned carefully.
This is a beautiful spot and I hope to return to it in each season. It’s accessible enough so that photographers with long (and heavy) lenses would find it easy to hike in and set up on the shore to catch herons, egrets and the other water birds calling this lake home in warmer seasons.
Happy New Year and New Decade, Richard! Thanks for your card. :-)
Wishing you lots of good photography in 2010 and beyond!
Thanks Chet. I see your tweet that you’re already on the other side (into 2010). How is it?
Happy New Year to you and Anne, Richard! Looking forward to more hikes with you in 2010….let’s go to Pond Mountain!
Gary: Yes, we’ll certainly go to Pond Mountain with camera gear this summer. It’s a sure thing. But, there are much more challenging hikes to take and I know you’re up for it.
Sorry I haven’t seen it with my own eyes but I plan on visiting it on a day that calls for an easy, but pretty walk.
I think you’re going to like it Loren. It’s a nice place to walk and few know about it.