Route 66 - Mt. Higby - Giuffrida Park
We started out the morning by leaving the car at a small Trail-head parking lot along Route 66. Like many of the trails in this area you start going up pretty much immediately. After walking up for awhile and a couple rock scrambles we were re-warded with a nice view of Beseck Mountain and Black Pond, which we’ll be visiting on one of our next hikes. After waving to Beseck we continued on up Higby Mountain. One of the cool things about Higby Mountain is that it’s a very prominent feature along I-91 so ever since I’ve lived here every time we drive past it I look at it and think “I really want to be up there!” and of course, then there’s my husband who’s lived in CT his whole life and has thought that same thing every time he’s driven past it since he was a little kid. Now, finally, after all these years we were hiking up it!! A lot of times a person’s imagination makes something out to be better than it is, but in this case Higby lived up to the dream created by our imaginations, Higby was everything we’d ever hoped it would be, it was amazing to be up there. If you live in the CT area and want a great close to the edge Ridge-walk, head out to Higby. Just don’t expect a quiet vista, the highway noise is very prominent due to I-91 being right below you.
We took loads of pictures, so I guess the best way to continue this is through a photo gallery…