Saturday, I, Dana, went out to do some exploring. I headed to the SW corner of Massachusetts to see Bash Bish Falls, the tallest falls in the state. It was early in the morning, so the crowds hadn’t shown up yet. I liked this sign near the falls, because you could park in either state to get to it.
Bash Bish is really pretty and about 80 ft. tall, though I think that giant boulder that splits it up makes it look much smaller.
This is a view of the Bash Bish Canyon with New York in the distance.
My next hike winded back and forth across the Connecticut and Massachusetts border, going up a large hill in each state.
The trail passed the highest elevation in CT (2379 ft.) on the south slope of Mt. Frissell , which summits in MA. This makes it the only state high point that is not the summit of a hill or mountain.
The view on top of Connecticut: 
The trail soon comes to the point where NY, MA, and CT all meet.
This hike also let me see lots of emerging autumn colors.
After the hike, I drove into western CT to see Naromiyocknowhusunkatankshunk Brook. I found a picture of the name of this brook a few years ago on Panoramio, and have wanted to see it for myself. I spent enough time there to step in its waters and collect some bugs.
I ended my day in Kent Falls SP in CT. It features a series of smaller waterfalls called Kent Falls that drop 250 ft. Here are some of the falls I liked best, including the biggest drop.
Again, the autumn colors made for some pretty photos.
I really had a good time while in western New England. As a bonus, in one of the towns I passed through they were having and antique car show, so all day I was seeing some very old cars driving the small back roads of MA, CT, and NY. It was pretty awesome.
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