Northeast Retreat

Do you live in the Northeast and are looking for something to do this Fall? We’ll be posting some fall things to do lists in the coming weeks, but in the meantime let me throw this out at you.

Throughout October you can take advantage of some 100 or so guided strolls and hikes that are being offered in the Shetucket Rivers Valley, including outings in Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden and the Mountain Laurel Loop Hike at Barnes Nature Center in Bristol. There are also some lovely driving tours you can take, with some fine details available on the Web. Or if being up high suits your fancy, then try a sightseeing flight. Simmons Aviation in Pawcatuck offers sightseeing flights on an antique warbird or a 1981 Cessna 172, or consider a ride in a hot-air balloon.

This is just the beginning. As the colors turn, we’ll offer some other ideas how to get out and away for Fall.