The Rain Held Out!

Prospect Land Trust held it’s 7^th Trails Day hike on June 4, 2017 at Kathan Woods. This was also our 3^rd time hosting/participating in The CT State Parks Family Adventure: The Great Park Pursuit. It was a pleasure to reconnect with our annual hiking friends and exciting to see so many new faces and hopefully new hiking friends this year! Our group of 22 hikers were fortunate that the rain held out and that it did not start until after we had complete our hike along the blue trail loop. The blue trail loop was at one-time part of the Quinnipiac Trail system that ran through Prospect and can be seen on a map that was published by The Connecticut Forest and Park Association dated July 1, 1931. The group traveled up to the Bluff Head (peak with a 535ft elevation) for its view of the “Rolling Hills of Meriden” and were also delight to see Pink Lady’s-slippers (Pink Moccasin-flower) along the way. For many this was their first time seeing this wonderful native wild flower from the orchid family.