An afternoon on Candlewood Lake, Connecticut

[Glenn MacGrady]

After resolving the Mystery of Rotated Images on this site, I went for quick paddle on nearby Candlewood Lake, which is the largest lake within 60 miles of New York City.

It has variety.

Launch from a beach that has other residents' canoes stacked up.



A few summer homes have the usual accoutrements in addition to a rack of canoes and kayaks.



But go around the corner and you encounter primitive whatnot . . . Stone Age sculptures?



And protecting the dam is a line of buoys with birds.



Enticingly, there are 11 Moore miles to travel down Candlewood (to be continued).

 

[yknpdlr]

It has variety.

My brother, a professsional hot air balloon pilot and racer, lived on that lake in the 1980's.

 

[Brightraven]

I live very close to that lake but have never paddled on it...I would love to see some more photos and hear further impressions, Glenn... I have stayed away for a reason! It doesn't conjure up images of a nature immersion experience for me. But maybe some nice images will entice me to give it a chance...(maybe at dawn on a chilly Tuesday in the Fall)...