Waking the Sleeping Giant!

Sleeping Giant State Park is not in New Haven, but 10 minutes away in neighboring town of Hamden by Quinnipiac University's main campus. Entrance is $9 to the park, but you can avoid that by parking on the side street - Mt. Carmel Avenue - or, getting a State Park Pass which can be purchased by going to the DEP site, here.

The park has about 13 trails most of which are C or B-level hikes. I've hiked the populated, super easy, short and quick Tower Path trail a few times. This past weekend, however, I did a much-needed longer hike (5+ miles) with some friends. One of the ladies in our crew brought her gorgeous puppy, Eloise (pictured below).

The highlight of the hike had to be coming across Copperheads (CT has snakes!!) at one of the vistas, and....not getting bit! I think we I was so focused on looking out for bears and coyotes that I had not even considered looking for any other 'wildlife.'

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See if you can spot a Copperhead snake!

Quinnipiac University campus

Eloise!

Summer!

Summer is finally here in Elm City!

Here are some photos I took at the Lighthouse Point Park.

The Other Side of Dangerous

New Haven is #4 on FBI's 2010 list of most violent or dangerous cities to live in America (after Flint, Michigan; Detroit and St. Louis). Most of us Elm City residents aren't surprised but probably fed up of hearing that year after year. So, what can we do about it? Beef up security all around the city? Add cameras in intersections as some have now suggested? Build even more schools? Ban guns? It's a million dollar question and only time will tell what solutions work best. But, until then I will do my little part by continuing to bring positive internet vibes to New Haven through my photos. I hope it inspires someone to see this city for its beauty. . .





Scenes from St. Patty's day

 

 

 

 

Winter scenes of New Haven

College Street by The Green

College Street. Yale's Old Campus on the right.

Broadway/Dixwell junction

The whimsy on Chapel Street by Union League Cafe.

Quinnipiac River

Pepe's line! Come snow, come shine.

 Trees line a Morris Cove

New Haven by Long Island Sound with East Haven in the background

Happy 2011!

Here's an intimate look at the Quinnipiac River after the last blizzard of 2010. Photos I took with my fancy schmancy new amateur DSLR camera. I plan on taking a whole lot more of New Haven living this year so I hope you will be here to enjoy upcoming scenes. Happy New Year!