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ConnEd said:
Lake Waramaug and the surrounding area plus Washington Depot.
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My first job was at The Inn on Lake Waramaug. My vote is for Lion's Head up on Mt. Riga looking east into Mass. and Connecticut. Easy hike and an awesome view.
 
Drive Rt. 169 from Norwich to the Mass border in the fall through Woodstock.
 
Just hike up to any CT River overlook during peak foliage. Gillette Castle and Split Rock in Hurd SP. Also Machimoodus SP has a great overlook of the Salmon River.

We just discovered a Guilford hike off Rt 77 to an overlook called Bluff Head.

Mystic Village.

Anyone been to the old Yankee Atomic Nuclear property recently? Looks like an amazing wildlife preserve.
 
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Always found the drive past Saville Dam in Barkhamsted to be pretty sweet. Driving past early in the morning in the fall with mist coming off the river and the surrounding foliage is pretty beautiful, it's also striking when snow-covered in the winter.
 
North Main St into Stonington Borough. Its where Julia Roberts hitchhiked in movie "Mystic Pizza."
 
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I don't know if anyone got this, but I love when I get on the interchange from 91N to 84E, driving by with the city to my left, particularly at night. I remember doing that in high school and always trying to find the perfect song on the radio for it, because if you did it right it felt like a music video. Am I an insane person? Maybe.
 
I just saw super johns post but this is my vote as well. Along with Gillette Castle
 

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Any of dozens of spots on almost any of the Blue Dot Trails in the state. There are overlooks that are damned majestic, and hidden hollows that are both beautiful and serene.
 
8893 said:
Chester
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I was just telling my daughter that she was lucky this morning. Her bus stop is at a private beach on cedar lake and this time of year the sun is rising just over the trees on the other side of the lake as her bus comes. Add to that the changing leaves and mist over the water from temp change and it is really breathtaking. Real nice area.
 
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Miller's Pond in Durham.

Grayville Falls in Hebron.

Case Mountain in Glastonbury.

Bigelow Hollow in Union.

Soapstone Mountain in Somers.

50 Foot in Mansfield.

Nathan Hale Homestead in Coventry.

All of these places are not only scenic but have world class mountain biking trails as well.
 
August_West said:
I was just telling my daughter that she was lucky this morning. Her bus stop is at a private beach on cedar lake and this time of year the sun is rising just over the trees on the other side of the lake as her bus comes. Add to that the changing leaves and mist over the water from temp change and it is really breathtaking. Real nice area.
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It's one of those places where I feel like I'm on vacation when I'm there. The light seems to settle nicely on the center of town for much of the day, always making for a picturesque setting. Great farmer's market, too, and some nice quality establishments.

tdrink said:
Miller's Pond in Durham.

All of these places are not only scenic but have world class mountain biking trails as well.
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Thanks for the heads up on the mountain biking trails at Miller's Pond. I'll have to check them out.
 
UCweCONN said:
the waterfall at Indian Well State Park in Shelton,.
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The last few times I went there, there was so much garbage thrown around the area it was a disgrace.
 
8893 said:
It's one of those places where I feel like I'm on vacation when I'm there. The light seems to settle nicely on the center of town for much of the day, always making for a picturesque setting. Great farmer's market, too, and some nice quality establishments.



Thanks for the heads up on the mountain biking trails at Miller's Pond. I'll have to check them out.
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The trails at Miller's are expert level. Bring your A game. There is a full run down of all MTB trails in the area including trail maps at bikerag.com
 
superjohn said:
View attachment 7484 Always found the drive past Saville Dam in Barkhamsted to be pretty sweet. Driving past early in the morning in the fall with mist coming off the river and the surrounding foliage is pretty beautiful, it's also striking when snow-covered in the winter.
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+1 on the Saville Dam, I pretty much thought I have been everywhere in CT but was really impressed with this hidden gem. If anyone is looking for a scenic drive....

http://www.yankeemagazine.com/article/drivingtours/northwestern-connecticut-foliage-drive-directions
 
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zyron said:
The last few times I went there, there was so much garbage thrown around the area it was a disgrace.
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Thats sad I use to swim there as a teen.Diving or jumping off the first ledge was a right of passage.
The Housatonic River has some pretty spots
I loved the River in the fall when the water was completly still.
In the early morning the warm water misted into the crisp October air.
to complete the scene A Yale 8 oared shell quietly and efforlessly rowed their way upstream barely visable through the heavy mist. almost ghost like in the dawn hours.
As they got unto postion for their sprint back to the boathouse
 
What's West Rock like these days? Had some nice day and night time experiences at that place a long time ago.
 
Beinecke at Yale is a must see. And of course Peabody with the dinosaurs skeletons. As a kid I thought it was the neatest place on the planet.
 
Off the top of my head:
  • The top of Sleeping Giant (not the 'castle') facing New Haven;
  • Thimble Islands in Branford;
  • Bear Mountain pyramid look-out over NE CT;
  • I am a sucker for urban environments, so Chapel Street in New Haven;
  • Yale's "college" campuses (the inward facing city blocks);
  • The Hartford reservoir system (West Hartford and maybe part of Avon...never know where I am on a long hike off the main path);
  • Bushnell Park (when it is used for concerts and such...it has a really nice lay-out for an urban park);
  • A few miles up the Connecticut River inlet, towards Lyme;
  • The look-out tower on the Mashantucket museum (or the top of the hotels out there);
 
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UCweCONN said:
Kent Falls in CT, the waterfall at Indian Well State Park in Shelton, Saugatuck Reservoir in Weston, and the rafters of Gampel Pavillion in Storrs.
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Actually the Saugatuck Dam has Devils Glen right below it, which is nice and is loaded with trout when the state stocks it in the spring, however when the dam was built in 1942 by BHC to create Saugatuck Reservoir, year round consistent water flow downstream was decreased which destroyed wild trout populations in Devils Glen and farther downstream. There were a couple much smaller dams with water wheels powering small factories in the area as well. Also, most people do not know this but the dam and reservoir itself while quite a feat, put underwater, maybe the most beautiful stretch of cascades, falls, and deep pools in the state. If the BHC never buys all that land and builds that dam the area would no doubt be one of the most beautiful state parks in the northeast today. I talked to some old timers and trout fisherman at the reservoir years ago that told me how beautiful it was. Basically Devils Glen went way up (about a mile or so) beyond the where the dam is now. I've researched it and found many old photos..... I'll post some when I can upload some to the cloud.
 
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The view of New Haven from atop East Rock Park.
The oven at Pepe's pizza
George Clinton and the Mothership at the New Haven coliseum
 
Jaker said:
Anywhere in the NW corner.
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we go to Lime Rock and I just marvel at the drive through that part of the State. I imagine that's the way the State must have looked in the 30s/40s/50s.
 
John said:
we go to Lime Rock and I just marvel at the drive through that part of the State. I imagine that's the way the State must have looked in the 30s/40s/50s.
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Drive some of the back roads around Salisbury or Lakeville, some pretty cool places.
 
Horatio said:
The view of New Haven from atop East Rock Park.
The oven at Pepe's pizza
George Clinton and the Mothership at the New Haven coliseum
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A solid list. Unfortunately number 3 no longer viewable.
 
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