Land Trust Me, You Don't Want to Do This Connecticut’s Land Trusts & Their Trails For several years, this introductory paragraph used to say some stuff about how this page was ridiculous because no way would I ever even consider hiking all of the trails on all of our various land trusts’ properties. I just didn’t … [Read more...]
Eversource Land Trust: Tariffville Gorge
An Ever Source of Confusion ELT: Tariffville Gorge April 2019 The Eversource Land Trust is one of those entities that sort of exists on the fringes of CTMQ-land. It's real, and it's exactly what it sounds like: the massive utility company puts some land here and there into trust. Then they pretend they are these … [Read more...]
JT: Utley Hill Preserve/Recreation Park
Chasing Utley Utley Hill Preserve & Recreation Park, Columbia July & September 2019 At the risk of making this page more confusing than it needs to be, I’ll try to explain what’s going on here as succinctly as possible. Joshua’s Trust owns a parcel of land called the Utley Hill Preserve that protects the Columbia … [Read more...]
SLT: James Property
Jamesy-Pie James Property, Simsbury Land Trust October 14, 2015 My younger son Calvin has a friend named James and he calls him Jamesy-Pie for some reason that no one can explain. It is not said as an insult; it's actually used endearingly the best as I can tell, and Jamesy-Pie doesn't mind it. Hiking the … [Read more...]
GLT: Fox Brook Preserve
Gosh Darn Nice Goshen Land Trust, Goshen, 0.7 Miles March 2016 When you skim this page it will have no effect on you. And it shouldn’t. It’s just another short little trail you’ll likely never seek out featuring a little boy you’ll never know. But a lot of my inspiration to write up all the stuff that I do really … [Read more...]
Bolton Land Trust Intro
Bolton Land Trust Bolton My wife randomly asked me yesterday if Bolton was that town with "nothing" to do for CTMQ. Unfortunately for her, this led to a flood of information for which she was not prepared and about which she did not care. It was Bozrah, not Bolton! Heck, Bolton has a land trust with at least … [Read more...]
MLCT: MJ Williams Park
Putt-Putting Around Manchester Land Cons. Trust Trails (MLCT): MJ Williams Park, East Hartford 0.7 Miles, June 2019 I’ve begun two other MLCT posts with the following: You know how you think I’m nuts? Like, “what is wrong with that dude and why does he care about doing this stuff nuts?” I hear you. It is, … [Read more...]
Hockanum River Trail 8: Middle School Trail
Observe, if You Will… Hockanum River Trail: Middle School Trail 0.3 mile, June 2019 If you are reading my thru-hike of the Hockanum River Trail in order (generally south to north), you have already read the Chipper Drive Trail page. If you haven’t, it’s a fun one and you should. Better yet, start at the beginning … [Read more...]
Hockanum River Trail 7: Chipper Drive Trail
Feeling Chipper Hockanum River Trail: Chipper Drive Trail, East Hartford 0.75 mile, June 2019 If you are reading my thru-hike of the Hockanum River Trail in order (generally south to north), you have already read the Hillside & Olde Roberts Trails page. If you haven’t, it’s a fun one and you should. Better yet, … [Read more...]
Hockanum River Trail 5&6: Hillside & Olde Roberts Trails
Bridging the Gap Hockanum River Trail: Hillside & Olde Roberts Trails, East Hartford ~1 mile, June 2019 If you are reading my thru-hike of the Hockanum River Trail in order (generally south to north), you have already read the Martin Park Trail page. If you haven’t, it’s a fun one and you should. Better yet, … [Read more...]
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