Nature connection hike at Wadsworth Falls State Park

This hike is open to everyone. This is a wonderful place for our hiking community to explore nature- wildlife including birds and trees. I will invite everyone to participate in a brief 10-15 minute mindfulness/sensory awareness practice during the beginning of the hike. This is a practice I like to do before I take a walk in a forest to help ground-relax myself and enhance my awareness to life in the forest. Our hike will be for about 2 hours and will take a casual to moderate pace with several stops for water/snack and to observe the beautiful scenery/waterfalls. The terrain is over uneven earth from tree roots to rocks to muddy ground so a pair of hiking boots is recommended. A pair of hiking poles may be helpful but not required. There are many hills throughout this park.
* Feel free to bring a pair of binoculars as this is good time of year to observe various types of woodpeckers.
I have limited the group size to 15 people as that is the group size I'm most comfortable leading.

Meeting location: Use main entrance and follow directions for 721 Wadsworth street, Middletown, CT

If you get lost or need help getting to the meeting place, you can text or call me on my cell at 563.650.0276.

Guests/friends that want to participate, may certainly sign up by creating a meetup account.

Make sure you bring some water. Dogs are are allowed if on leash at this event. Stormy weather/Steady rain will cancel the event. If i need to cancel the event, I'll post a announcement on this page at least two hours before our starting time. If in doubt, stay on the safe side.

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