I Was Bored "Fake towns" is a bit harsh, as these are very real places. And really, not too many people are confusing them with the "real" towns in which they are located. I am purposely ignoring the "big" fake towns (Danielson, Willimantic, Mystic, Rockville, Winsted, Storrs) because they aren't all that fun for … [Read More...]
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Mt. Monadnock
Mt. Monadnock (3,150 feet) Jaffrey, NH September 21, 2017 25th on 52WAV (Me: 1/52; Calvin: 1/52) 35th on NEFF (Me: 6/50; Calvin 1/50) I could write 5,000 words on this page. But I won’t. Just know that Calvin’s first “real mountain” was pretty much everything I could have dreamed it would be for him. Why? … [Read More...]
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Greenwich’s Town Trails Intro
Greenwich's Town Trails Little known fact: Greenwich is called Greenwich because the town residents feel that preserving open space is more important than anything else in the world. They build massive mansions there simply to have the largest lawns they can, in an effort to limit further development on their … [Read More...]
Sunrise Park
Three is the Magic Number Sunrise Park, Suffield October 2017, December 2017, July 2018 Before I get going, you should probably be made aware that Suffield’s Sunrise Park is for Suffield residents only. You should also probably know that I am not a Suffield resident. And yet, here we are. Hiking in … [Read More...]
339. Widener Gallery
Jury Duty Hartford (Google Maps location) December 8, 2016 Jury Duty. The bane of everyone's proud duty of all American citizens. After decades of apparent invisibility, I'm now getting called every three years... or whatever the minimum time period in between each is. At least now I know I can show up an hour … [Read More...]