David Reik, Photo Blog

 Let's see if I can put these screenshots from the ProQuest archive of The Hartford Courant into some sort of readable form.  These are articles about Amy Brodigan (a family friend from West Hartford, CT) who, August 7, 1985, was part of a group that was captured on the Costa Rica - Nicaragua border by a rebel group.  One of the articles about the capture is by Don Noel, another family friend. These are the words at the end of Don Noel's article:  "Don O. Noel, the Courant's political columnist, is on vacation in Nicaragua."  Paul Frisman, who was a writer on some of the articles, was later of colleague of Judith's at the Office of Legislative Research. David Reik

I have visited Naugatuck State Forest, West Block, many times since 2015.  Here, I'll present a selection of photos from over the years.  I'll try to show where each picture was taken on an interactive map on which I'll put location numbers.  Here's a link to the interactive map:  https://arcg.is/rOnbj1  .  Here's a screenshot of the interactive map.  You can get a map with the trail blazes shown at  https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/stateparks/maps/NaugatuckWestBlockpdf.pdf  . 1.  From a 2021-11-14 hike.  Some call this cascade "Surprise Falls."  This is on an indistinct, unblazed trail. 2.  Also from 2021-11-14.  A view from a red-blazed trail. 3.  Also from 2021-11-14.  From a blue-blazed trail that runs along one side of Spruce Brook. 4.  2021-11-21, another view from the blue-blazed trail along Spruce Brook. 4.  2021-11-14. 5.  A view from near a purple-blazed trail, also taken on 2021-1...

I moved this post to another account because Google tells me that my storage is almost full in this account.  Here's the link to this blog post in the other account:  https://davidreikandjudithlohmanpictures.blogspot.com/2023/02/2023-2-13-heublein-tower-two-daniel.html     David Reik

 On 2021-11-2, I visited Higganum Reservoir State Park in Haddam, CT.  I made an interactive map of the State Park.  I put in location numbers that I will refer to.  Here's a link to the interactive map:  https://arcg.is/1Xz5OX  .  Here's a static screenshot of the interactive map. 1.  Where I parked, alongside a gravel park road.  I got to the gravel road by taking North Dish Mill Road from CT-81 and going right (northwesterly) after I crossed Ponset Brook. 2.  A view of the southern end of Higganum Reservoir. 3.  There were lots of black cherry (Prunus serotina) saplings here.    3.  Prunus serotina.  When black cherry trees get older, their bark gets to look like burnt cornflakes. 3.  Black cherry leaves.  Break the twigs and you can smell a bitter almond aroma. 3.  Ponset Brook where it is widening into Higganum Reservoir. 4.  An old dam. 4.  The old dam. 4.  103 feet downstream ...