Blackledge Falls: Glastonbury, CT (3/22)

On Saturday March 22nd I took an early morning hike at Blackledge Falls in Glastonbury. I'd been to this area before and enjoyed my short hike. Plus its really close to my house so I can somewhat sleep in and still do some morning hiking.

I set of down the trail and eventually found the branch that led to the falls. The night before had been particularly cold and when I got to the falls I was treated to a beautiful display. The water vapor from the falls had frozen to almost everything. There were long thin icicles, pebbles of ice on the rocks, and thick coats of ice on the debris that littered the stream under the falls.

The falls themselves were really beautiful too. When I was there, water was actually pouring over the ledge in two locations. The morning sun was at just the perfect angle to create a small rainbow in the splash zone.

(Interesting side note: While searching for who owns this property I stumbled upon a web site that lists all of the waterfalls in the state of Connecticut. Its really cool.)