Descriptive Essay: The Seven Falls State Park

The Seven Falls State Park, is a park located in Higganum, Connecticut. It is right along the border of Middletown and Haddam. This side of the town is home to many tree-infested areas and countless streams connecting it to the Connecticut River. The entrance to the park is off of Saybrook Road. The parking lot takes up about a quarter of the land, which makes me think of this as more of a commuter lot than anything. The parking lot is made from black gravel and is gated by recycled telephone poles. As you park your car, you immediately can tell it is Winter. The air is crisp, showing my breath as I cough from seasonal allergies. I immediately throw my hands into the pocket of my hoodie, bow my head, and hop over the fence to the field. As I stop and scan the land i realize how dead it is.

The road is higher than the land around the falls so there is a small hill. The hillside is full of trees stripped of all their leaves except for the evergreens which are still look like they're holding on to last of their pines. The main area of the park is no more than a wedge of land covered in moss. There is little grass growing out of the ground in the areas that aren't walked on. There are also some trees and tree stumps around the land. I was confused to why there would be tree stumps, seeing that this is a state park and should be as untouched as possible. I continued walking, still with my head as close to my shoulders as I humanly possible. Neighboring the stream is a few ugly concrete picnic tables along with small fire pits. The fire pits are essentially cinderblocks with one metal rack on top but look like they've only been used a number of times. I also thought that who would actually want to cook something so