Home United States Individual States U.S. Map Road Trips Countries Canadian Provinces European Countries Europe Map Mexico Adventures Travel Tips Gear Traveling Therapists Menu Home United States Individual States U.S. Map Road Trips Countries Canadian Provinces European Countries Europe Map Mexico Adventures Travel Tips Gear Traveling Therapists Connecticut Back Next Connecticut in a Day The start of the blue trail which is the most difficult one in the park.You basically go straight up for the first mile, but the rock scrambling is a blast!And then there's some up and down along the ridge while traversing the different parts of the "giant."This is the tower in the middle of the park you can climb to the top of!For 360 degree views of what we are convinced is all of Connecticut!The violet trail returning to the parking lot is much flatter.And was mostly destroyed after a tornado came through.Notice the outline of the hills being a sleeping giant!The line outside of Louis' Lunch before it even opened.The order area is quite small, but the small menu makes the line go decently quick.Seating is limited, but still cool to check out this historical site.And here it is: America's first burger.A glimpse of Yale's campus.Alvarium BrewingOur favorite beer was the Glory Hole.Thomas Hooker Brewing at ColtThe blue top of the building next door is the old Colt pistol manufacturing plant!Great views of downtown Hartford right from the brewery!Gillette CastlePart of the Gillette Castle State Park grounds.We ran the trails in order to get out of the park before it closed at sunset!The ice cream shop on UCONN's campus.They have so many flavors that we had to try four!We thought this was a clever take on Thanksgiving dinner!They have a window so you can see where all the magic happens!Mystic Pizza!We agree with the slice of heaven slogan!Doesn't look great, but tastes awesome!Earth CasinoSky Casino Read blog post
