Trails Day #2: Bushnell Park

Yesterday I was at Cedar Hill. Today (June 3rd, 2018), Day #2 of Connecticut Trails Day, brought me to the "Bushnell Park Trees and Arch Tour Tour" (held from 4:30 -6:30 p.m.).

This oak tree is an ancestor of the legendary CT Charter Oak tree tree.
This one even has a lightning rod!

According to the 2018 CT Trails Day Events Brochure, this educational walk is an opportunity to "learn about Bushnell Park's Trees and Trinity Arch with CFPA's Executive Director (Eric Hammerling), CT DEEP's Urban Forester (Chris Donnelly), Hartford's City Forester (Heather Dionne), and the Bushnell Park Foundation Manager (Mary Zeman)."

Bushnell Park looking east toward the Travelers Tower.

We began with the trees and after about an hour or so, we returned to the Memorial Arch for a tour including being able to climb to the top.

Bushnell Park Foundation Manager Mary Zeman (green shirt).

View of the CT State Capitol Building from the top of the arch.

Travelers Tower (looking north from Fishman Plaza)

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Links:
http://ricketwrite.blogspot.com/2018/06/trails-day-1-at-cedar-hill-tree-walk.html
http://www.bushnellpark.org/attractions/tree-walk-in-bushnell-park
http://www.bushnellpark.org/attractions/soldiers-sailors-memorial-arch
https://connecticuthistory.org/connecticuts-the-legend-of-the-charter-oak/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushnell_Park
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldiers_and_Sailors_Memorial_Arch
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Written Wednesday July 4, 2018.

Trails Day #1 at Cedar Hill: Tree Walk

Saturday June 2nd 2018 was day one of Connecticut Trails Day Celebration. Like recent years, I marked the day by attending the annual Tree Walk at Cedar Hill Cemetery (see here (2017) & here (2016): for a different "walk", see here (2011)).

Group Photo #1 (I am next to the lady in red).

The Cedar Hill 2018 Calendar description of the Tree Walk: "John Kehoe leads this walk featuring our rate and notable trees. Highlights include the beautiful European Weeping Beech, the unusual (for the Northeast) Umbrella Magnolia, and the Huss Hemlock named for a resident of Cedar Hill."

Tour leader John Kehoe (in orange t-shirt).
(Did you spot me at the left?).

The Connecticut Forest & Park Association 2018 Trails Day booklet description: "This educational walk will highlight Cedar Hill's rare and notable trees located within the cemetery's ornamental foreground and historic memorial sections. Distance: 2 miles."

Group Photo #2 (I am on the right)

The tour lasted from 10 am until noon.

Tour leader John Kehoe (note the
portable loud speaker unit at his waist)

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Links:
https://www.ctwoodlands.org/ct-trails-weekend/the-story-behind-connecticut-trails-day
http://www.cedarhillcemetery.org/
http://ricketwrite.blogspot.com/2017/06/ct-trails-day-tree-walk-at-cedar-hill.html
http://ricketwrite.blogspot.com/2016/06/tree-tour-at-cedar-hill.html
http://ricketwrite.blogspot.com/2011/06/national-trails-day.html
http://cedarhillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010-Tree-Map-Inside-Final_MAPGRN2.QXD_.pdf
http://www.cedarhillcemetery.org/grounds
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Written Wednesday July 4, 2018.