Today, we climbed Bear Mountain in Connecticut.  It is not the highest point in Connecticut (that is on a shoulder of Mount Frissell in Massachussets), but it is the highest mountain peak.  We did this as a shake down hike to next week's climb of Mount Monadnock in southern New Hampshire.

The trail head:

A dedication along the way:

Reflections on a mountain pool

Mountain pond south of the summit

On the trail

A stone wall