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Tariffville Gorge Cascades

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Tariffville Gorge Cascades

Not Too Taxing Tariffville Gorge Cascades Simsbury I just learned that the Farmington River through Simsbury and East Granby is actually entirely Simsbury’s. Huh. That’s usually the case. Something I’ve known now for several years is that the Connecticut Waterfalls guidebook often includes non-waterfalls. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Curiosities Tagged With: East Granby, Hartford County, Simsbury, Waterfalls

The Farm at Carter Hill

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The Farm at Carter Hill

Marlborough Gotta Marlborough The Farm at Carter Hill, Marlborough July 28, 2019 Marlborough is one of our 169 towns with… not much to CTMQ-do. One art gallery, a few little trails here and there… a cool roadside rock… um… and this place. Whatever this place is. You’ve got me. The Farm at Carter Hill seems … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Curiosities, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Animals, B&B, Damian, Farms, Hartford County, Marlborough

Four Franklin Fails

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Four Franklin Fails

Lots of F's Devil's Den v.Franklin, Rachel's Hut, Giant's Grave, Cushman Farms Trail Franklin As I was wrapping up my "completion" of Franklin, I was determined to find a few things that had eluded me for years. Unfortunately, for different reasons, I failed finding all four. But since I'm not convinced that none … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Curiosities, Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Caves & Dens, Dubious Claims, Farms, Franklin, New London County

316. Connecticut BioBlitz

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316. Connecticut BioBlitz

"Are you ready Steve? Uh-huh" Multiple Locations (East Hartford for us) (Google Maps location) June 4, 2016 Do you want to know what my favorite part of Sweet's classic "Ballroom Blitz" is? It's how it begins: Are you ready Steve? Uh-huh Andy? Yeah Mick? Okay Alright fellas, let's go! As one named … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Museums, New Post Tagged With: Animals, Calvin, Colleges & Universities, Damian, East Hartford, Free Museums, Natural History, Not Really a Museum Museum, Rarely Open, transient museums, UConn

Ledge Road Connector Trail

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Ledge Road Connector Trail

Oh Boy. Ledge Road Connector Trail & Boy Rock/Great Stone Face Sunset Rock State Park, Plainville July 2018 Cutting to the chase - the purpose of this page's existence really has nothing to do with the trail of the title. I've hiked this trail before, way back in 2007 with Hoang. When I edited that page in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, CFPA Hikes, Curiosities, Hikes, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Cool Rocks, Hartford County, Metacomet Trail, Plainville, sunset rock state park

Mountain Laurel Sanctuary

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Mountain Laurel Sanctuary

Peak Failage Mountain Laurel Sanctuary, Nipmuck State Forest, Union July 2018 On New Years Eve Day in 2016, I visited this place with my son Calvin. Who visits a Mountain Laurel Sanctuary in the dead of winter? We do... but we merely drove through it then to attain the all-important highest point in Windham … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Curiosities, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: nipmuck state forest, Tolland County, Union

Civil War Beech Tree

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Civil War Beech Tree

War’s a Beech Civil War Tree Granby It’s 2018 and I’m editing old Granby posts before “releasing” the CTMQ Complete Guide to Granby and I came across this from my Colton-Hayes Tobacco Barn Museum post of 2008. Because of its apparent uniqueness, I’m not bestowing this chunk of tree its own hallowed page on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Curiosities, New Post, Remembrances Tagged With: Dubious Claims, Granby, Hartford County, Military History, Trees

Carpenter’s Falls

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Carpenter’s Falls

Couldn’t Build a Better Falls Carpenter’s Falls, Granby April 8, 2018 As of this writing, I’m trying to sort out my “Complete Guide to Granby” and you may be surprised to learn there’s a lot going on here. At least for those of us who are into hiking and exploring the woods. I’ll spare you the confusion of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Curiosities, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, Granby, Hartford County, Hikes with my Boys, Justin Coleman Photography, McLean Game Refuge, Waterfalls

Indian Rock

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Indian Rock

Indian Rock Punkup Road, Oxford I have no recollection as to how I became aware of this roadside rock. It could have been a comment or an email or even a passing conversation with someone. I apologize to that someone for forgetting your important contribution to the CTMQ canon. That important contribution is... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Curiosities, New Post Tagged With: Art, New Haven County, Oxford, Painted Rocks

Bunnell Turkey Farm

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Bunnell Turkey Farm

Gobble Gobble... For Real Though Bunnell Farm, Litchfield November 21, 2017 We have been purchasing farm-fresh turkeys for Thanksgiving for several years. Our first foray into fresh turkey was at Gozzi’s Turkey Farm down in Guilford – the home of the neon turkeys. Read all about it here. Those turkeys were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Curiosities, New Post Tagged With: Birds, Calvin, Damian, Farms, Litchfield, Litchfield County

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