Sleeping Giant State Park

[@barbanna92]

What an amazing tour! Thank you. Your video is especially important as it shows much of the park before a devastating tornado in May 2018 destroyed much of the beauty of this wonderful Hamden landmark. It will definitely come back, but it will take decades. Thank you for preserving these views and for your informative commentary. Excellent job!

[@mattrwoodward.]

Glad you enjoyed it! You may have seen, but I did a follow up video when the park reopened kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqa2iaxvgLd8o6M and I hope to do a few more in the coming years as it continues to recover

[@GS-fy9yo]

Excellent tour. Thank you very much

[@Zickcermacity]

1:59 - A third thing to note: "CSP" in the lower window likely stood for Connecticut State Parks. Just thought I'd add that

[@schaefermmorgan1]

My mother grew up in Mount Carmel. She lived on Middle road which is still there her house even. It backs up to the back of Quinnipiac.

[@realunrealmike]

Great video thanks for all the information.

[@outdoormusings7688]

Always love hiking at the Giant.

[@TrailsYeah]

Great one Matt! 4 year old video and it still holds up! I'm starting to venture outside of SECT and was looking into doing a hike up to the tower with my daughter. I was pleased to see you have some content covering the park. BTW that edit where you transported to the top..*chefs kiss.

[@irenazahorsky7402]

Great video!👍🤩

[@mattrwoodward.]

Thank you!

[@WILDCARD101]

This is where I found my first and only copperhead so far, so cool.

[@nobat2]

Helllo, really enjoyed your video. I like learning about local history and geography but am somewhat physically incapable, so these "Virtual Tours" are very nice for me to experience vicariously and learn more. Beautiful camera work and the drone shot was amazing. Can you just not for your safety be so close to the edge, just looking out brother. Keep up the good work, God bless.

[@mattrwoodward.]

I'm glad you enjoyed the movie and thank you for the compliments. Many more to come so let me know if there are any places you would especially like a virtual tour

[@nobat2]

@@mattrwoodward. That is very cool man. I will give it some thought. Do you stay in the New Haven area or travel for these type of films?

[@mattrwoodward.]

I run the site exploreCT.org so I do a fair amount of traveling

[@_BrianFitz]

Nice content Matt

[@mollymidway]

Awesome !!

[@dylanchadderton1]

This year I’ve done every single possible trail. I just finished yesterday with the blue trail. I live about 3 miles from SG so I just walk there and back. The white and blue are definitely the hardest trails

[@mattrwoodward.]

Congrats! Hope you you registered it to be an official Sleeping Giant Master

[@dylanchadderton1]

@@mattrwoodward. interesting, i never heard of that. where do i go to do that

[@mattrwoodward.]

@@dylanchadderton1 Looks like there's now some stipulations sgpa.org/giant-master/

[@dylanchadderton1]

@@mattrwoodward. I see, i just checked it out, thanks for the link btw. That's not gonna happen, you have to be SGPA member first and foremost, which im not doing and you also have to register BEFORE you do the trails. Im sure you can fudge that, but for me its not even worth it either way. But thanks for the info, never knew that!

[@2000viperrt]

Lol Spider cave. We used to call it poison ivy cave. And Dead mans cave. Nice video.

[@karinaloja1009]

Such a beauty

[@winkhvac62]

Nice work

[@jonathansmith283]

mar 27, 2020 - good video of the park. just hiked 2 days ago - ( don't think you can make it to the tower look out ) ~great drone shots ~ JDS/CT

[@mattrwoodward.]

Thanks, how come you couldn't make it to the tower overlook?

[@jonathansmith283]

@@mattrwoodward. IT must have been blocked off when i went. we shall re visit it soon . JDS/CT

[@cli9943]

I was trying to find the tower using google map. It seems there is an error in google.

[@cli9943]

Where the violet trail connects to the red trail is where the errors seems to be.

[@cli9943]

Somebody told me to take the orange trail today. I missed everything.

[@glendasantos7514]

How did u get up there that’s cool

[@oliverjohn5566]

Dude youre great!!!

[@glendasantos7514]

That’s nice

[@gamingwithscottie1478]

When will this volcano awaken?

[@checkfoldcallraise]

So it's a sleeping super volcano, got it!😁

[@glendasantos7514]

checkfoldcallraise cool

[@chickpeagaming100]

Only if it wakes up again....

[@gamingwithscottie1478]

WHAT?!?! I LIVE IN CT!!! I THOUGHT IT WAS EXTINCT!!! WHEN WILL IT ERUPT AGAIN?!?!?!

[@dylanchadderton1]

You made this a year before the tornado hit the park

[@mattrwoodward.]

I made a follow up the year after the tornado with a handful of comparison shots when they reopened the park, looks like I'm due for a 5 year update on how the park has recovered kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqa2iaxvgLd8o6M

[@dylanchadderton1]

@@mattrwoodward. thanks, watching now

[@Do.Christ]

Thanks

[@khaopiolifejioquickdelicio7488]

Hello friend nice video

[@BSitch-ni9cq]

Wouldn't that be Provincial park.

[@williamderoy4665]

He has awoken and punished us

[@maximusaugustus6823]

good job kiddo