Connecticut is another short state.  We took a little longer to move through mostly because I had to take some time in New York but also because my knee has been acting up.  Connecticut is quite different from New York, almost immediately there is more water visible.  But with the water comes more bugs.  The further into Connecticut we traveled, the buggier it got.  The bugs had everyone retreating into tents as soon as possible just to avoid getting eaten alive.  DEET was an ever present aroma, even stronger than hiker funk.

One of our town stops included Kent, CT.  While Kent is a quaint town, it is definitely not set up for thru-hikers.  The church was nice enough to allow hikers to camp out in the back, but the town itself was very pricey.  At first we thought this was just Kent, but when we hit Salisbury, the prices were again rather astronomical.  We didn't linger any longer than necessary to get food and connect to the internet.  Salisbury is very interesting in that they have the first library in the United States that was open to the public free of charge.  Sadly, while the Peek has been doing pretty well out on the trail, we never once managed to get signal in all of Connecticut, whether in town or on summits.

We passed through a number of fields in CT giving nice views of the surrounding areas.  While also very buggy, Sages Ravine was a very nice section of trail moving out of Connecticut and into Massachusetts.  The trail follows the stream before eventually moving away.  The trail through Connecticut also includes Connecticut's high point which has a small monument at the top as well as a very large pile of rocks giving a nice view of the surrounding area.