Ridgefield Conservation Commission’s Trails Wow. Look at this list! When Ridgefield was selected as a town to complete, I must admit my ignorance regarding trailed properties in the town. As you can see, there are a lot. And this is in addition to Ridgefield’s town trails and some state parks and other stuff … [Read more...]
Ashford Memorial Park
Thanks for the Memories Ashford Memorial Park, Ashford April 30, 2017 Finding this place is half the battle. Tiny little one way roads, neighborhoods, seasonal openings... but find it I did and a-hikin’ we go. Ashford’s Memorial Park is really nice. The soccer field is pristine. The playground looks fun … [Read more...]
Suffield’s Town Trails Intro
Suffield’s Town Trails Suffield Suffield is a rural town; full of S(t)uff and Fields. The town’s land conservancy has a bunch of trails, and the mighty Metacomet cleaves the town, but the what about the town's land itself? They've got three trailed properties and all three are wildly different from each … [Read more...]
South Windsor’s Town Trails Intro
South Windsor’s Town Trails Every time I quickly put together another “town trails” page I’m always sort of amazed and confused by them. They are almost never easy for a bunch of different reasons. Mostly because I don’t really have any idea how “hikeable” a lot of these property truly are, but also because … [Read more...]
Lake Street to Lydall
I’ve Never LYD to y’ALL Lake Street to Lydall, Manchester January 22, 2017 When I decided to visit and write-up “everything” in Connecticut’s 169 towns, the one area I wavered on was these little “town land trails.” I still don’t really know where to draw the line to be honest with you. But here we are... … [Read more...]
Largest Cairn in Connecticut
You Don't, But I Cairn About This Stuff The Largest Cairn in Connecticut (?) January 22, 2017 I just wrote about being surprised in the Manchester woods by a nice little covered bridge at the Oak Grove Nature Center. And I was surprised! But that surprise pales in comparison to the jaw-dropping surprise I felt … [Read more...]
Oak Grove Nature Center
There's a Hemlock and a Cedar Grove Too Oak Grove Nature Center, Manchester January 21, 2017 As I work my way through the trails of Manchester, I continue to be surprised by how enjoyable almost all of them are. This isn’t a knock on Manchester at all, but rather a comment on the fact that there are dozens of … [Read more...]
Putnam’s Town Trails Intro
Putnam’s "Town Trail" Almost every other town in Connecticut has a different heading on this page. They say, “[Town’s] “Other Trails.” Not Putnam. Nope. The Wyndham Land Trust has two properties in town, but neither are trailed as far as I can tell, so I’m not going to bother with them. There are no … [Read more...]
Walker’s Reservoir
Walking Walker’s Walk Walker's Reservoir, Vernon, 0.8 Mile December 4, 2016 You’ve all driven very near this little jaunt in Vernon. It’s right off of exit 67 on I-84 in Vernon. You’re all forgiven for not ever actually walking this trail though. Even if it is pretty nice. Perhaps the most interesting … [Read more...]
Nike Site Recreation Area
Rockets Go 'Swoosh' Nike Site Recreation Area, Manchester January 2017 If I were to think about which of the 70 or so Manchester “things” I’m visiting and writing about for CTMQ, I’d guess that there are only three with more blog pages dedicated to them than this place. Surprising? Sure. For the record, my … [Read more...]
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