You Never Know What Comes in My Mail... Barkhamsted Lighthouse By Kenneth Feder I'm on a current kick of ripping through a giant stack of books I've had stacked for years. Literally years. Literarily years? Literally. Many of these books are what I lump into the category of "Connecticut books," which surely … [Read more...]
Tidal Marsh Trail
Target This Hike Tidal Marsh Trail, North Haven April 2019 I must admit that I didn't plan to target his hike behind Target. Calvin and I spent the bulk of the day in New Haven, but then ventured out here - to North Haven's sea of strip malls, chain restaurants, and box stores - in order to find a little museum. … [Read more...]
CLCT: Sweetheart Mountain
Sweeeeeeeeeeet! Canton Land Conservation Trust (Canton & Burlington) July 28, 2018 Son has another Bouncy birthday somewhere in Canton, check. Dad can't wait to, um, foster his independence, check. Canton has an unhiked property, check. Dad has will to hike it, check. I'm a reallll sweetheart. There … [Read more...]
Historic Plainville Campgrounds
A Methodist to the Madness Historic Plainville Campgrounds July 2018 Here's the deal. I had half a day to "complete" Plainville. It was then or... never. Okay, not never never, but since one of my remaining things to do in town is only open on weekdays, it would have been a while. And so I set out in a … [Read more...]
The Stack: Ghost Highway Ramps
*For Informational Purposes Only* The Stack, Farmington This page is, um, purely hypothetical. It describes what I'd imagine a visit to the ghost highway ramps of Farmington would be like. First, some very real background. Remember the first three dozen times you drove on I-84 through Farmington and thought to … [Read more...]
Globe Hollow
Not a Cairn in the World... Globe Hollow, Manchester January 22, 2017 Hoo boy, get ready to have your mind blown. The official town trail description says that the “Globe Hollow Trail” is 1.7 miles long, but there are many more miles of trails here. I couldn’t then – and still can’t now – quite make out … [Read more...]
URR Trail: Enfield
Shaker Village Shaker Road This area was once occupied by the only Shaker settlement in Connecticut. Dissenting from many activities of American society, the Shakers were associated with reform movements, including feminism, pacifism, and abolitionism. The diary of one member records the visits of fugitive … [Read more...]
NHL: Coltsville Historic District
Coltsville Historic District CT National Historic Landmark 80 Wethersfield Avenue (Armsmear) and Colt areas to the east 2017 Update: Coltsville is now Coltsville National Historic Park! It joins Weir Farm National Historic Site as the only National Parklike things in the state. It took 20 years to get that … [Read more...]
Gay City State Park Trails
“We Built This Gay City… We Built This Gay City on Rocks and Roll(ing Hills)!” Bolton, Glastonbury & Hebron, about 11 miles total June 17 and 24, 2009 It is always challenging for me to logically and concisely present these trail network posts. I put a lot of effort into planning for and hiking every inch of … [Read more...]
Shade Swamp Sanctuary
Rage in a Cage Shade Swamp Nature Trails, Farmington September 10, 2009 As I poke around the state and find more trailed properties that aren't part of the CFPA Blue Trail network, I'm finding lots of cool hikes. And then there are others that are cool AND historically interesting AND perhaps just a little weird. … [Read more...]