"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 … [Read more...]
247. Ansonia Nature Center
Sticks and Stones... Ansonia (Google Maps location) February 2, 2013 There are a lot of nature centers in Connecticut. Some are state-run, some are Audubon centers, some are private entities, and some are town-run. Having visited dozens of them, very few stand apart. I’m happy to report that Ansonia’s version … [Read more...]
CTMQ & Bozrah: A Love Story
BOZRAH! I Love Bozrah BOZRAH! Ever-lovin' Bozrah. My nemesis and my muse. The butt of my jokes for over a decade. Bozrah. I love Bozrah. And I will always love Bozrah. Boz. Rah. Rah-Rah, Boz! When you parse the name, it sounds darn exciting! I envision the 'z' being a lightning bolt. BOZRAH! When I … [Read more...]
GLT: Holcombe Preserve
"Holcombe I Can't Keep Him?" Holcombe Preserve, Granby May 28, 2018 As of this writing, there are four signature trailed properties of the Granby Land Trust. Sure, they have a bunch of other parcels, some even trailed - and one containing the state's coolest tree. But the land trust focuses on their true … [Read more...]
HLT: Bull Pond Preserve
Cool Preserve, No Bull Harwinton Land Trust: Bull Pond Preserve/Allen M. Heflin Wildlife Sanctuary May 6, 2018 I’m going to do a rare thing here in Harwinton. I hiked all seven currently trailed properties on one (rainy) morning, so I’m going to sort of serialize the write-ups. If for some reason you want to … [Read more...]
Hastings Farm
Make Haste! Hastings Farm, Suffield Multiple visits I’ve been happily popping along the Connecticut Cheese Trail for a decade now. I must admit that I’m surprised that no such official trail yet exists. After all, everyone loves cheese. And baby cows. I first found Hastings farm in 2013 and was very … [Read more...]
RCC: Shadow Lake
Literally in the Shadow Ridgefield Conservation Commission (RCC): Shadow Lake/Albert M. Baker, Jr. Reserve ~0.5 Miles, June 2017 It's time to begin hiking Ridgefield. After all, the tony town is "on notice" in 2017 as one of my towns to "complete." Should be a breeze... I mean, who has ever heard of hiking in … [Read more...]
Bakerwoods Farm
It’s... Interesting Ashford (Google Maps location) May 21, 2017 Look, if you’ve been reading this site for a while you not only know the style in which I write, you also know my feelings about certain things. You should also know that almost all of what I write comes from a place of respect and love for the … [Read more...]
All Connecticut Audubon Everything Intro
Lots and Lots of Audubonalia This page came together simply because I wanted to have a page that put all the various Audubon “things” in Connecticut into one spot. In other words, I’m doing this for one person: me. As long as I’m comfortable with that, I can move forward. Note to self – like, literally, since I, … [Read more...]
Massport to Nachursetts: Wellfleet Bay
Passport to Nature, Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay, Wellfleet August 2016 At this point, I've only been to two Mass Audubon properties (of 21). Regardless, I imagine this one at Wellfleet Bay has to be one of the best. The Nature Center is large, modern, informative, and quite impressive. And the trails out to the … [Read more...]
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