There are five SOTA Peaks near Bouquet Reservoir: Bee (CT-169), Jupiter (CT-140), Grass Mtn (CT-130), Burn (CT-136) and Granite (CT-132). Did Bee Peak last time, so thought I would do a couple more. Usually I only like to do one activation, but Jupiter Mountain is a short hike (1.5 miles each way, 1200 ft elevation…
Month: April 2015
Mountain Bike Ride to Bee Peak (W6 CT-169) 3717 ft, 3 April 2015
Bee Peak (aka Bee Benchmark) is up off of Bouquet Canyon, on the way to Bouquet Reservoir. I had never been in that area before. It looked to be a decent bike ride, as well as a first SOTA activation. i was surprised to find the gate at Quarry Road open, and the road open to…