Kent Falls State Park was the first and only state park we visited in western Connecticut. We could see Kent Falls, the park's main attraction, from the parking lot. It is a beautiful cascade that attracts thousands of visitors throughout the year. The Department of Environmental Protection's Josh Rimmany said the park is gorgeous during the winter and the park has the most visitors during autumn. The Media Lab students followed Josh on a quarter mile hike around the falls. Josh showed us a platform close to the top of the falls. He explained that during the summer, the waterfall is the fullest during the spring due to the melting snow at the top of the mountains and that the falls becomes nothing more than a trickle during the summer. Since we've had a lot of rain this summer, we were lucky enough to see a full waterfall. Although the park is far from Hartford, it was well worth the trip. The park has a scenic picnicking area and a river that is stocked with trout every week during the fishing season. -Julia Kwon