Rocks litter the shore away from the main trail. (Betsy Graham)
Ice meets water near the mouth of the Poquonnock River. (Betsy Graham)
Snowmen decorate a boulder overlooking Fishers Island Sound. (Maggie Jones)
Hikers muck through an unfrozen section of marsh. (Betsy Graham)
A snow squall sweeps across a salt marsh. (Betsy Graham)
The rocky tip of Bluff Point Coastal Reserve in Groton juts into Fishers Island Sound. (Mary Sommer)
Published February 18. 2021 8:34AM By
Steve Fagin
After tramping for more than an hour over a semi-frozen salt marsh at Bluff Point in Groton, during a blinding snow squall reminiscent of a scene from “Dr. Zhivago,” our hiking group finally pushed through the reeds toward a well-traveled path.