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| Drake Hill Flower Bridge |
It doesn’t happen often, in fact it’s never happened before,
but it’s nice when my work schedule and paddling schedule align. It happened on Thursday when I had a
morning meeting in Simsbury, and then was able to take the afternoon off.
The afternoon started with a flatwater paddle on the
Farmington River in Simsbury. I put in
at the Route 185 Bridge and paddled down to the Drake Hill Flower Bridge. It’s a pretty section of
river that would be perfect for a RICKA Flatwater trip. Everyone seems to know the Route 185
put-in as the one with the big tree – the Gifford Pinchot Sycamore, which is
the largest tree in CT.
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| Heublein Tower |
Visible on the ridge high above the river is the Heublein Tower in the Talcott Mountain State Park. After the paddle I still had some time to kill before heading over to Tville, so I decided
to hike up. It’s a mile and a half
in, and almost 1,000 feet up, but definitely worth the trip. The views from the ridge of the valley
below are great, and from the tower you can get a great view of Hartford.
By the time I got back to the car it was time to head over to
Tville for a Thursday night run with the CTAMC. The river was low – 1.35 feet, 400 cfs, but still fun. Here's a view from the sidelines of some to the surfers in the playhole. I did get in there once – got spun around and filled up the boat, but didn’t swim, so I figured I’d quit while I was ahead.
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