Weantinoge Heritage Land Trust Brookfield, New Milford, Sharon, Kent, Newtown, Litchfield, & Roxbury I'm about to BLOW YOUR MIND. "The Weantinoge Heritage Land Trust is the largest land trust in Connecticut and the 18th largest land trust in the United States..." Which sounds positively bonkers to me. Ah, the … [Read more...]
Kent Falls Brewing Company
CTBeerInternet: Please Read (At Least a Little Bit) Kent Falls Brewing Company, Kent (Originally written in June 2016) My reviews of Kent Falls beers, here Alright look. At this moment I’m in a plane somewhere over the Carolinas on a flight back from several days in Orlando for business. As I sat in the … [Read more...]
TSTL’15.9: Macedonia Brook State Park
The Sky's the Limit 2015 Hiking Challenge #9 Macedonia Brook State Park/Cobble Mountain Kent, June 25, 2015 This is it, folks. THIS, right here, this is why I do what I do, why I hike what I hike, and why I write what I write. I’m far from a “hero,” or a role model – or even an exemplary dad. I’m just a dad who … [Read more...]
Kent Falls Brewing
You Kent Visit Kent Falls Brewing Company, Kent Kent Falls Brewing Beer reviews With our continually growing brewery landscape, we continue to get unique breweries. I'm writing this in March of 2015 and the most recent openings have been: Powder Hollow in Enfield, a total neighborhood bar/brewery with great … [Read more...]
Housatonic River Gorge and Cascades
I’m Not Sure About This One Housatonic River Gorge and Cascades, Bulls Bridge November 2011 [Note: For my Waterfalls pages, I’m using the town designation used by the Connecticut Waterfalls 2013 guidebook. Because sometimes it’s fun. Like now... because as you all know, Bulls Bridge is actually just a part of … [Read more...]
Bulls Bridge Cascades
Don’t Cry Bullshh on Me Bulls Bridge Cascades, Bulls Bridge November 2011 [Note: For my Waterfalls pages, I’m using the town designation used by the Connecticut Waterfalls 2013 guidebook. Because sometimes it’s fun. Like now... because as you all know, Bulls Bridge is actually just a part of Kent. Bulls Bridge … [Read more...]
Thayer Brook Cascades
Where are They? Down Thayer! Thayer Brook Cascades, Kent May 2012 These falls (cascades, officially) are included in the new (2013) Connecticut Waterfalls guidebook, so I’m adding this page a year after visiting. And since I’m lazy, I’m not going to go find the CD that contains the original pictures to give you … [Read more...]
Lake Waramaug State Park
Lake Waramaug State Park Kent July 5&7, 2013 I live in West Hartford, about an hour away from Kent. So why in the world did I go to Lake Waramaug twice in 3 days? Especially when we had no plans to even go at all two days prior? Friends, this is what life is all about. Life with kids anyway. When you are thrown … [Read more...]
240. Sculpturedale
Lions and Tigers and Sharp Metal Edges, Oh My! Kent (Google Maps location) September 15, 2012 Having been to 240 museums so far in Connecticut, it stands to reason that I've met some really interesting and talented people. I can add sculptor Denis Curtiss to that growing – but distinctive! – list. I can’t … [Read more...]
AT in CT Section 1
Section 1 Hoyt Road to Route 341, 11.5 miles November 2011 and May 2012 Quick - what town do northbound AT hikers enter when they first encounter Connecticut? I'll give you a second. What's your answer? Most likely, you're wrong. The AT enters the Nutmeg State in Sherman. Sherman! I must admit that … [Read more...]