East Rock, Lake Whitney Dam, and Hiking

On the trail to East Rock Park

After eating brunch at Le Petite on Whitney Avenue in Hamden, CT we took a walk and stopped by the Lake Whitney Dam.

It was amazing and interesting to learn that Eli Whitney had erected the dam's structure, so we took the steps down and found many children doing water projects with vounteers. We kept walking and entered the Frederick Oberlin Bridge. I had seen pictures of the bridge, but I never knew in all my years of living in Hamden where it was and how to get there, so this was a happy accident.

After walking through the bridge we began our exploration of the trails and found this little cabin.

 We were surrounded by nature's beauty and could see East Rock, so we decided that we would continue walking until we reached New Haven.

It was a beautiful day to hike and in about 30-40 minutes we arrived in New Haven and entered the East Rock park. The trails were very easy to follow and the landscapes are beautiful. I highly recommend getting "lost" in the trails and taking in the views and disconnecting from all technology for the afternoon.