Connecticut + NYC - Part 1

I promised my sister once her and her family moved across the US from blazing, sunny Boulder City, Nv to lush, green Salisbury, Ct, that I would visit after she began to settle in.   October came and I decided to take a trip East and see what Salisbury, Ct had to offer.  Maybe they have the meanest and best Salisbury steak on the Eastern sea borne?  Or perhaps the color changing of the leafs would enlighten me?  Either way, traveling East meant seeing my sister, nephew and brother-in-law as well catching my first glimpse of New York City.

We ventured out and hiked the beautiful Bish-Bash Falls Trail.  The hike led us from Ny to Ma, I was really excited regarding the fact that I was in two states on one trail! 

I confess, I used the porta-potty in both states, and Ma had the star porta-potty, it smelt of cinnamon sticks and had all the toilet paper a girl could ever need.

There were farm stands along all the country roads we took, we stopped at our fair share.  I think we spent a good hour at this one. I couldn't seem to get my fill of chickens!!! They were roaming free...

Bryan and Jennifer's friend Dan owns a farm not far from their house.  He raises and butchers the cow, pigs and chickens on his property.  Kind of crazy to think he had a cow freshly butchered in his cellar!!  We visited his farm a couple times, fed the cows and pigs and took home fresh farm eggs.  

I couldn't resist taking a shot of this church.  There were many on the roads we drove along, this was by far my favorite.  Reminded me of the churches my grandfather used to have pictures of as reference for his folk art.