High waters recede from Appalachian Trail in Conn. - Houston Chronicle

KENT, Conn. (AP) — Officials say parts of the Appalachian Trail that were flooded in northwestern Connecticut after Tropical Storm Irene are finally passable again.

Jim Liptack, the trails overseer for the Appalachian Mountain Club in Connecticut, said portions were blocked for weeks after the August storm because of flooding in sections near the Housatonic River in Kent and other areas where it crosses brooks.

Liptack tells the News-Times of Danbury (http://bit.ly/q7rjA3 ) that volunteers who have checked the trail found some washouts and areas that may need repairs, but that reports have largely been positive.

The worst damage appeared to be in Sages Ravine in Salisbury, where floodwaters tore out a footbridge.

The Connecticut portion of the 2,175-mile trail runs almost 53 miles between the state's borders with New York and Massachusetts.

26 Sep, 2011

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