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Connecticut is rich in history, nature, art, and beauty. There is truly something for everyone. While many people are drawn to Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Casinos each year, there is much more in this state. There are several beaches at the shore, state parks and forests throughout the state, and many smaller gardens. Gillette Castle State Park in East Haddam is an excellent family destination. So is the Essex Steam Train and River Boat Ride in Essex.
Understand about History of Connecticut.
Connecticut was one of the original 13 colonies of the United States. It was the fifth state to ratify the constitution in 1788. Over the following centuries, the state became a manufacturing center. It supported the war effort during the Civil War and the World Wars. Today, Connecticut is one of the wealthiest states in the union and is the home to many businesses.
Understand about Geography of Connecticut.
The State of Connecticut is divided in half by the Connecticut River, the largest river in New England. The state's general geographic regions can be understood as a set of quadrants, with Hartford, the state's capital, acting as the CenterPoint. Within the immediate vicinity of Hartford are the large towns of Manchester, New Britain, Bristol, Meriden, and Middletown, which have close ties with the capital, and the state's primary airport, Bradley International, 15 miles north of Hartford, in Windsor Locks. Looking beyond the heartland, the state's southeastern part has close ties to New York. It is highly developed and urbanized, including Bridgeport and New Haven and several historically affluent towns such as Stamford, Darien, and Greenwich. To the North of the urban agglomeration can be found the city of Danbury, the gateway to the state's rural northwest, and the manufacturing city of Waterbury. Moving along the shoreline, the state's southeastern part becomes significantly less urbanized than the southwest. It includes many of the state's fine beaches. This region consists of the historically important ports of Mystic, Groton, and New London and the crossroads city of Norwich. The northeastern part of the state, known to locals as the Quiet Corner, is very rural, with few significant population centers, but includes many historic towns, scenic parks, and woodlands. The largest city is Willimantic, in the southern part of the region, with the towns of Putnam and Killingly/Dayville acting as local centers of activity. The University of Connecticut in Storrs can be seen as a part of this region. The Northwestern part of the state is also very rural, especially in the northwestern corner. This region is known for its beautiful natural scenery, particularly hills and highlands and the Housatonic River, attracting visitors and campers from near and far. The region's largest town is Torrington. Several notable towns, such as Kent and New Canaan, are known for their affluent residents. The largest body of water in the state, Candlewood Lake, is in this region, as is the state's highest point, the slope of Mount Frissell (2,379 ft), on the border with Massachusetts.
Overall, the state contains eight counties and 169 towns and cities.
Understand the weather in Connecticut.
Like most of New England, the weather in Connecticut is varied with the seasons. It can be highly unpredictable in the spring and fall months. The weather in Connecticut is generally stable compared to many other parts of the country. Dangers that plague many country regions are not a danger here.
It is recommended to bring clothes for various temperatures when visiting and closely check the weather report. Although there are periods of little or no rain, a raincoat or umbrella are good items to pack. Warm clothes in the winter and light clothes in the summer are also necessary. However, it is recommended to pack a light jacket, even in the summer months.
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4K walking tour of the town of Glastonbury in Connecticut.
4K walkthrough the town of Glastonbury in Connecticut.
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Tripping on Travel: Alexander Lake, Killingly, Connecticut
Alexander Lake in Killingly, Connecticut has been pretty well preserved since the construction several years ago of a Frito-Lay manufacturing facility across from the north end of the lake. I recorded the footage of N Shore Rd, that runs on the northwest side of the lake, on May 25th, 2022. As always, I used a GoPro 8 mounted to the outside of my vehicle.
Music by Azinity_Music from Pixabay
Maps of routes by Bing Maps. My only task was to trace my driving route from A (start) to B (end) to match the footage that follows it.
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Fall Foliage in Connecticut // Cinematic Drone Footage // DJI Mavic Mini
For as long as I can remember, I have always enjoyed taking pictures. As a toddler, I always asked to help my dad film home videos on our old Panasonic video camera. This curiosity eventually led to my parents passing down their old cameras to me when they upgraded. Later, when I was in fourth grade, I saved up to by my own point and shoot! The only qualification I had for a camera at the time was whether or not it had a touch screen and what fun colors it came in!
Fast-forward a few years and I started watching travel videos on YouTube and I made my first instagram account! I was suddenly exposed to an endless supply of photography content.
In 2014 I bought my first DSLR camera so I could make a video of our family vacation to England and Germany. While the video was never posted, I have developed a special interest in taking pictures of my travels since. While I was known as the girl with the nice camera at high school parties, I have always enjoyed walking around alone and taking pictures of my surroundings.
Like many, I decided to pick up a new hobby during quarantine. However, instead of baking sourdough bread, mine was drone photography! I was lucky enough to add a drone to my camera collection this year and it has honestly opened up a world of opportunities and adventures for me. Since I am also currently taking time off from college, I have had ample time to go out and explore my home state.
Growing up, my peers and I all called Connecticut boring - giving it the nickname of Patheticut. It wasn't until the past couple of months that I realized how stunning Connecticut can be - you just have to know where to go. While I have always appreciated New England Fall and have known of a few special spots in the state, making this video has allowed me to discover dozens of note-worthy destinations that I had no clue existed just a few months ago.
This video is a reflection of these past few months in quarantine and my discovery of the beautiful scenery that I will never take for granted again.
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Here is a list of all the places featured in the video as well as some extras that I didn't get around to visiting :D
*Featured in video
Avon:
- Hartford Reservoir #6*
Barkhamsted:
- Seville Dam*
Branford:
- Thimble Islands*
- Town Center*
Canaan:
- Great Falls (Housatonic River)
East Haddam:
- Gillette Castle State Park
- Chapman Falls/Devil’s Hopyard
Granby:
- Enders Falls
- McLean Game Refuge*
Hamden:
- Sleeping Giant State Park
Kent:
- Kent Falls
- Macedonia Brook State Park
Killingly:
- Old Furnace State Park
Meriden:
- Hubbard Park and Castle Craig*
- Giuffrida Park
- Chauncey Peak
Milford:
- Walnut Beach
New Canaan:
- The Glass House
New Haven:
- East Rock Park
New Milford:
- Lovers Leap State Park
Niantic:
- McCook Point Park and Beach*
Norfolk:
- Haystack Mountain
Salisbury:
- Bear Mountain - Lion’s Head (highest peak in CT!)*
Simsbury:
- Talcott Mountain State Park*
- Flower Bridge*
- Old Tobacco Barns*
Southington:
- Crescent Lake
Stonington:
- Lantern Hill
Washington:
- Hollister House Garden
- Hidden Valley Preserve*
- Henry David Thoreau Footbridge*
Waterford:
- Harkness Memorial State Park*
West Hartford:
- West Hartford Reservoir #2
- Elizabeth Park**Featured in video
Avon:
- Hartford Reservoir #6*
Barkhamsted:
- Seville Dam*
Branford:
- Thimble Islands*
- Town Center*
Canaan:
- Great Falls (Housatonic River)
East Haddam:
- Gillette Castle State Park
- Chapman Falls/Devil’s Hopyard
Granby:
- Enders Falls
- McLean Game Refuge*
Hamden:
- Sleeping Giant State Park
Kent:
- Kent Falls
- Macedonia Brook State Park
Killingly:
- Old Furnace State Park
Meriden:
- Hubbard Park and Castle Craig*
- Giuffrida Park
- Chauncey Peak
Milford:
- Walnut Beach
New Canaan:
- The Glass House
New Haven:
- East Rock Park
New Milford:
- Lovers Leap State Park
Niantic:
- McCook Point Park and Beach*
Norfolk:
- Haystack Mountain
Salisbury:
- Bear Mountain - Lion’s Head (highest peak in CT!)*
Simsbury:
- Talcott Mountain State Park*
- Flower Bridge*
- Old Tobacco Barns*
Southington:
- Crescent Lake
Stonington:
- Lantern Hill
Washington:
- Hollister House Garden
- Hidden Valley Preserve*
- Henry David Thoreau Footbridge*
Waterford:
- Harkness Memorial State Park*
West Hartford:
- West Hartford Reservoir #2
- Elizabeth Park
US 6 - Connecticut (Killingly to Danielson) westbound
In the absence of the I-84 extension, US 6 serves as the primary east-west highway across eastern Connecticut for traffic between Hartford and Providence.
Highlights: RI/CT State Line, JCT Connecticut Turnpike, JCT I-395
For Historic Overview of US 6 and long-planned Upgrades:
US44 NY55 Highland to Modena New York
Take a ride through ulster county from highland to modena.
U.S. Route 44 (US 44) in the state of New York is a major east--west thoroughfare in the Hudson Valley region of the state. Its entire 65.98-mile (106.18 km) length is maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), with the exception of the Mid-Hudson Bridge, which is maintained by the New York State Bridge Authority. The portion of the route in New York begins at an intersection with US 209 and New York State Route 55 (NY 55) near the hamlet of Kerhonkson and ends at the Connecticut state line near the village of Millerton. The road passes through rural parts of Ulster and Dutchess counties before crossing into Litchfield County, Connecticut.
New York State Route 55 (NY 55) is a state highway in southern New York, running from the Pennsylvania state line at the Delaware River in Barryville to the Connecticut state line at Wingdale. It is the only other state highway beside NY 7 to completely cross the state, from border to border, in an east--west direction, although NY 17 does so and is partially east--west. It also forms a concurrency when it joins US 44 for 33 miles.
Tripping on Travel: Brooklyn, Connecticut
Although originally settled in the early 1700's, Brooklyn, Connecticut was incorporated as a town in 1786. The route I drove for this video takes viewers through the Bush Hill Historic District, where many farmhouses and agricultural outbuildings date back to the 1800's and earlier.
Music by Amurich from Pixabay
Maps of routes by Bing Maps. My only task was to trace my driving route from A (start) to B (end) to match the footage that follows it.
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Media Bypass (US 1) northbound
The Media Bypass is an expressway bypass of Baltimore Pike through Media Township west of Philadelphia.
Highlights: Center City Distant View, JCT I-476, EXPRESSWAY ENDS
For Historic Overview:
Flying to Breakfast at Skylark Airpark Warehouse Point CT
Took a trip with Ronnie from North Central Airport to Skylark for their french toast breakfast. Everything was getting so green. It was a little bumpy so it might be a little shaky. Sorry. .
Huntington Expressway (US 6/RI 10) eastbound
Known by locals as the 6-10 Connector, the east-west section of the Huntington Expressway connects the western suburbs with downtown Providence and I-95.
Highlights: Amtrak-Northeast Corridor, Civic Center Interchange: JCT I-95, END RI 10, Downtown Providence
For Historic Overview:
U.S. Route 6 Bristol Connecticut USA, Farmington Avenue, Main Street, Bristol CT, July 11, 2020
U.S. Route 6 Bristol Connecticut USA, Farmington Avenue, Main Street, Bristol CT, July 11, 2020
U.S. Route 6 in Connecticut
U.S. Route 6 (US 6) within the state of Connecticut runs for 116.33 miles (187.21 km) from the New York state line near Danbury to the Rhode Island state line in Killingly. West of Hartford, the route either closely parallels or runs along Interstate 84 (I-84), which has largely supplanted US 6 as a through route in western Connecticut. East of Hartford, US 6 serves as a primary route for travel between Hartford and Providence.
Western ConnecticutEdit
US 6 enters Connecticut paired with US 202 from the town of Southeast, New York just east of the village of Brewster. The concurrency runs for 3.8 miles (6.1 km) through the city of Danbury as a minor arterial road before it forms a 3.3 miles (5.3 km) 4-way concurrency with I-84 and US 7 from I-84 exit 4 to exit 7. At exit 7, US 7 and US 202 split to the north, while US 6 stays duplexed with I-84 for another 0.8 miles (1.3 km) before returning to surface roads at exit 8. The route then goes through the towns of Bethel and Newtown. In Newtown, it has a 2.8 miles (4.5 km) concurrency with Route 25 before turning east toward the village of Sandy Hook, where it enters I-84 once again for 6.4 miles (10.3 km) between Newtown and Southbury (from exits 10 to 15).
After exiting I-84 in Southbury, US 6 once again becomes a surface road, and is duplexed with Route 67 for 2.7 miles (4.3 km). It then passes through the northern Waterbury area suburbs of Woodbury, Watertown and Thomaston. US 6 has a 1.0-mile (1.6 km) overlap with the Route 8 expressway in Thomaston.
Hartford areaEdit
After leaving the Route 8 expressway, US 6 continues as an alternating 2- and 4-lane surface road through the towns of Plymouth, Bristol and Farmington. In Farmington, it once again joins I-84 at exit 38 for 13.4 miles (21.6 km), passing through West Hartford, Hartford, and East Hartford. US 44 joins for 0.25 miles (0.40 km) to cross the Connecticut River on the Bulkeley Bridge from Hartford to East Hartford towards Bolton just past the eastern terminus of I-384.
Eastern ConnecticutEdit
In Bolton, US 6 and US 44 split. US 44 follows a more northerly route while US 6 continues through Bolton, Coventry, Andover and Columbia. It intersects with Route 316 and Route 87 along the way, and mostly follows the Hop River.
The US 6 Willimantic Bypass begins in Columbia, at a four-way at-grade intersection with Route 66. The expressway starts out heading northeast and immediately crosses into Coventry. After crossing the town line, the eastbound and westbound sides of US 6 split, with a hill in between them. At the split, the eastbound side of the expressway curves and heads east. At this point, the Hop River State Park Trail passes under both sides of the expressway. Soon after, the westbound lane also curves, and the two sides of the expressway soon become parallel again. The expressway then passes over Flanders River Road about 0.25 miles (0.40 km) east. The expressway then crosses the Willimantic River and enters the town of Windham. Right after entering Windham, it overpasses the New England Central Railroad. Immediately after this, there is an interchange with Route 32. After the interchange, the expressway enters Mansfield and passes under Mansfield Avenue before encountering another interchange for Route 195. The eastbound exit and westbound entrance use Mansfield City Road, while the westbound exit accesses Route 195 via North Frontage Road and eastbound access to US 6 is from Route 195 itself. Soon after the eastbound entrance ramp joins US 6, the expressway crosses the Natchaug River and once again enters Windham. 0.5 miles (0.80 km) after entering Windham, the US 6 Willimantic Bypass ends at an interchange with the eastern end of Route 66, whose roadway US 6 assumes east of the interchange. US 6 then continues as a surface road through the towns of Chaplin, Hampton, and Brooklyn. In Killingly, US 6 becomes a two-lane freeway in the vicinity of its junction with I-395 in Killingly, part of which (0.34 miles (0.55 km)) is duplexed with Route 12. Just before the Rhode Island state line, the unsigned portion of the Connecticut Turnpike (SR 695) merges into US 6 eastbound as it enters the town of Foster
Before the creation of the U.S. Highway system in 1926, most of the proposed routing in Connecticut was part of New England Interstate Route 3 (NE-3). There were two places where NE-3 and US 6 were not overlapped. NE-3 began in Bedford, New York at NY 22, entering Connecticut via modern Route 35. NE-3 continued north to Danbury via the old non-expressway alignment of U.S. Route 7. US 6, on the other hand, went east from Brewster on its current alignment, meeting with NE-3 in downtown Danbury.
Another difference in routing is between Manchester and Windham. US 6 originally used a more northern alignment via Coventry, running along present U.S. Route 44 then modern Route.
Huntington Expressway (US 6/RI 10) westbound
Known by locals as the 6-10 Connector, the east-west section of the Huntington Expressway connects the western suburbs with downtown Providence and I-95.
Highlights: Downtown Providence, Civic Center Interchange: JCT I-95, Amtrak-Northeast Corridor
For Historic Overview:
US 6 - Connecticut (Danielson to Brooklyn) westbound
In the absence of the I-84 extension, US 6 serves as the primary east-west highway across eastern Connecticut for traffic between Hartford and Providence.
For Historic Overview of US 6 and long-planned Upgrades:
2017 Connecticut Governor's Conference on Tourism Video
Huntington Expressway (US 6/RI 10) westbound [ALTERNATE TAKE]
Known by locals as the 6-10 Connector, the east-west section of the Huntington Expressway connects the western suburbs with downtown Providence and I-95.
Highlights: Downtown Providence, Civic Center Interchange: JCT I-95, Amtrak-Northeast Corridor
For Historic Overview:
I-70: Green River, Central Utah (Both Directions)
This showcases I-70 in Central Utah, around Green River.
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