Sunday night, I suggested that we hike on Monday. Unfortunately, Monday greeted us with thunderstorms so we postponed our hike to Wednesday. We decided on Lake Mohegan and took our usual route around the lake, stopping at the dog beach so Spike could swim.
Mohegan was the place where Spike learned to swim. He's always loved to chase his ball; on that first day we threw his ball farther and farther into the water. The first time he swam for it, everyone on dog beach cheered.
Last Monday, we tried a new park, Putnam Memorial State Park, "Connecticut's Valley Forge" and the oldest state park in Connecticut. I've lived in Connecticut for over 30 years and never heard of the place. Putnam is located on the site on the winter encampment of General Israel Putnam's Continental troops from December 1778 to May 1779. We spent about an hour on the self-guided walking tour of historical sites.
We discovered Putnam in Doggin' Connecticut: The 57 Best Places To Hike With Your Dog In The Nutmeg State. I don't know how Doggin' Connecticut missed Lake Mohegan; it's awesome for dogs and their humans. But in addition to Putnam, it turned us on to Babcock Preserve in Greenwich, Dennis Hill State Park in Norfolk and Macedonia Brook State Park in Kent.
We look forward to other hikes in the future.
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