Into Connecticut he goes!

Tom is resting at Schaghticoke Campsite, mile 1460 as I update the blog. It was a short night; let me show where he slept.

If it looks like he was in the middle of a nursery, well, yes he was. The Native Landscape Garden Center near Route 22 in New York allows hikers to pitch tents on their property. As he got close around 7 pm, a storm blew up and so he just pitched the tent right here. Later that evening he learned that there was a designated hiker spot out of range of the automatic sprinklers. At 3 AM he wished he had moved the tent as he was blasted by the irrigation system, but instead he started hiking.

This is some trail magic from some local New Yorkers who have water and hiker snacks at the end of the driveway.

In New York State the trail goes right by some train stops which could take you right into Manhattan.

                  This is the designation of the state line of New York and Connecticut at Mile 1451.

                                                        Some Connecticut  countryside.