Bear Mountain Hike

Today was absolutely spectacular! After a chilly start, we saw sunny skies and temperatures that reached the upper 60s.

To take advantage of the wonderful spring weather, my father and I got up early to hike Bear Mountain, CT's highest mountain summit which is located in Salisbury, at 2,380 feet. Interestingly, the summit of Bear Mountain is not the highest point in the state. That title belongs to Mt. Frissell, which has its peak in Massachusetts.

After the hour-long drive, we arrived at the trailhead at 8:30 a.m., and there were only 3 other cars in the parking lot. With no wind and temperatures around 45, we embarked upward. We were treated to a summit to ourselves, and we saw nobody else on the way up. Here's a summit photo, looking to the east over Twin Lakes, CT.

Bear Mountain summit view

And here's a photo looking south. from just below the summit.

Looking south from Bear Mountain

We completed the 5.7 mile round-trip hike in about 2.5 hours, and only saw others on the way down. This was a spectacular way to take advantage of the nice weather before we see the potential for some severe storms tomorrow. I'll update on that tomorrow!