I packed up the car with good food, including the last of the most delicious Long Island peaches I have ever tasted, and hit the road yesterday. In part I thought I would see what had become of my childhood sleep away camp – Camp Ella Fohs, in New Milford CT. It was totally gorgeous and sunny and a great day for adventure. After New Milford it was on to Kent, CT then Rhinebeck NY.
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I was sad to learn the pond has been hidden behind this fence for years and it seems no trace whatsoever is left of the camp. It may have been closed by the 1980′s – it moved to New Milford in the 1920′s. I managed to peek through a hole in the fence.
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Then it was on to Kent CT, then Rhinebeck NY..then back to Long Island over the Whitsetone Bridge, where I quickly snapped the traffic (horizontal lines) and a moon one day after its fullness (the vertical line).
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[caption id="attachment_601" align="aligncenter" width="800" caption="A just Full Moon as seen from the Whitestone Bridge"]
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