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Gales Ferry, CT  2020

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Gales Ferry, CT  2020

Railroad and River

Gales Ferry, CT  2014

Stoddard Hill State Park II

Ledyard, CT

My time at Stoddard Hill State Park in Ledyard, CT afforded some fine reflections on this overcast, winter day in December.  With this picture, I've exhausted my supply of recent reflections and so this weekend, I'll be on the lookout for some more reflections to share here as well as with Weekend Reflections.  Enjoy your weekend and thanks for looking.

Stoddard Hill State Park

Ledyard, CT

Located in Ledyard, CT, Stoddard Hill State Park is a small state park which isn't quite as magnificent as the more popular state parks I have featured in previous blog posts.  The park consists of about 55 acres with some trails and a boat launch which provides access to the Thames River.  The park has about 2000 feet of frontage along the river and provides some great views of the river, including this reflection.  If you like this reflection, please check out other fine reflections from around the world at Weekend Reflections.

Thames River Reflections

Gales Ferry, CT

Followers of this blog might recall a post from a couple of weeks ago featuring the Yale Boat House on the Thames River.  This photo was taken nearby and I was really interested in capturing the reflections of the sailboats to share with Weekend Reflections.  What I didn't realize at the time was I was also able to capture the boat house used by Harvard for their training for the annual Yale-Harvard Regatta.  If you look carefully beyond the sailboats, right in the center of the picture you'll see a white building with red doors,  and you might be able to make out the red cupola.  This is "Red Top", which is owned and maintained by Harvard University and used once a year for training their crew.  Unfortunately I could not get closer to Red Top on a later trip to this area.  It's not quite as accessible as Yale's Boat House.  Have a nice weekend and thanks for visiting. 

Block Island Ferries

Gales Ferry, CT

I'm pretty sure these two ferry boats are wintering here in the Thames River across from the Yale Boat house.  They normally operate between Port Judtith, RI and Block Island, RI.  There is a high speed ferry which operates out of New London, but I can't find any information on regular ferry service between New London and Block Island.  In any event, they made for a every nice reflection on this particular day, so I'm linking this photo to Weekend Reflections hosted by James.  Make sure you visit that site for many interesting reflections from around the world.  

Power Plant Reflection

Gales Ferry, CT

At one time, there really was a ferry here crossing the Thames River.   The ferry was established by John Comstock, Ralph Stoddard Jr, and John Hurlbut in 1740.  Later it was owned by Roger Gale from 1759 to 1764 whose name lives on to this day.  Today the site is the home of the Yale University Crew training camp, whose boathouse was pictured in this blog last week.  This is the view across the the Thames River looking at the village of Uncasville.  I'm sharing this with Weekend Reflections, where you'll find many more wonderful reflections.  Enjoy your weekend and thanks for visiting my blog. 

Yale University-Boat House

Gales Ferry, CT

I knew it was here in Gales Ferry someplace, and I actually found Yale's boat house on the Thames River, located in Gales Ferry.  Although the boat house is pretty far from Yale University in New Haven, the Thames River is the site of the oldest intercollegiate sporting event in America, the annual Yale-Harvard Regatta. This boat race has been a one sided affair, with Harvard holding a 94-54 edge in wins over Yale.  The calm waters afforded a very nice reflection, which I'm linking to Weekend Reflections.