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Great Day Trips to Discover the Geology of Connect


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Discover geology right here in Connecticut! This new guidebook lets you
explore geologic features from the continental collisions that began shaping the
state a billion years ago, to the sediments and lavas of the the central rift
valley formed while Pangaea tore itself apart a few hundred million years ago,
to remnants of the Ice Age that locked the state in ice tens of thousands of
years ago, to features and minerals of our landscape today.


Written by Connecticut geologist Greg McHone. With field trips to sites in
Salem, East Haddam, Deep River, East Hampton, Pomfret, Fairfield, Kent,
Portland, Rocky Hill, Manchester, East Granby, Simsbury, Middlefield,
Middletown, Meriden, Southbury, Madison, Essex, East Haddam, Ledyard, Bristol,
Groton, East Hartford and New Haven.


Address:

Our Website:www.cttrips.com

Come visit us in Kent, Connecticut

Attractions and Upcoming Events


Kent Falls State Park

Cascading waterfalls with stair pathway adjacent to the Falls, provides views of all levels; picnic area. Access to trail and viewing area closed until Spring 2006

Kent, CT State Parks

The Inn at Kent Falls

Historic property built in 1741, set on 2.5 acres. Common rooms include screened porch, TV room and living room. Six rooms (three suites)

Kent, CT Lodging

Connecticut Antique Machinery Association Museum

Dedicated to the industrial and agricultural heritage of the United States. Exhibits include gas and steam tractors; operating narrow gauge railroad. Connecticut Museum of Mining and Mineral Science is dedicated to the state'

Kent, CT Museums

North American Outdoor Adventures

Whitewater rafting on the Housatonic River, Classes II through V;

Kent, CT Recreation

Things to do Day Trips near Kent, CT

Great Day Trips to Discover the Geology of Connect

Discover geology right here in Connecticut! This new guidebook lets you explore geologic features from the continental co...