Devilishly Handsome Chapman Falls, East Haddam I am all-too aware that my pictures of Chapman Falls are some of the weakest on the internet. I know that hundreds of people visit Devil's Hopyard State Park every day and take better pictures of these falls. I've been to the state park, one of the more popular … [Read more...]
Bailey’s Ravine Falls
AYYYYYYYYYYYYYY(ers) Bailey's Ravine/Ayers Gap Falls, Franklin September 2018 [Note: For my Waterfalls pages, I’m using the town designation used by the Connecticut Waterfalls 2013 guidebook. Because sometimes it’s fun. But not now, as Franklin is just Franklin.] There are, quite literally, still thousands … [Read more...]
Mile of Ledges
Miles of Smiles Mile of Ledges, Burlington September 29, 2018 It is quite rare for me to revisit something for this site. With so much still to do, it simply doesn’t make logistical sense to spend an afternoon retracing steps or re-experiencing a museum. But sometimes it’s the right and best thing to do. Such was … [Read more...]
TSTL’17.12: Mashomoquet Brook State Park
The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #12 Mashamoquet Brook State Park, Pomfret August 13, 2017 Here we are again! Another TSTL Challenge point! For this one, I employed my kindly and fatherly “Let’s see how close we can get to the goal in the car to save your tender young legs” approach. I’ve hiked … [Read more...]
NCLT: Talcott Ravine
No, Really! It’s a Real Ravine! Northern CT Land Trust (NCLT): Talcott Ravine, Vernon ~1.2 miles, May 2017 Be honest with yourself; if someone said, “hey, let’s go check out that ravine in Vernon,” what would you think? You’d think that person is either lying, crazy, or both. Well, the ravine is real. … [Read more...]
Matianuck Sand Dunes Natural Area Preserve
Duuuuuuuune Matianuck Sand Dunes Natural Area Preserve July 10, 2013 "Instead of the gym tomorrow morning, I'm going to the beach." "Um. What?" "Yeah, I'll be home usual time, don't worry about it." "Um. What?" "I just want to hit the sand in the early morning light. It invigorates me." "Um. What?" … [Read more...]
Wolcott Falls
So Goes the Arkose Wolcott Falls, Hamden May 5, 2013 [Note: For my Waterfalls pages, I’m using the town designation used by the Connecticut Waterfalls 2013 guidebook. In the case of Wolcott Falls, which are in Hamden and not Wolcott, these falls didn't make the cut to get in the book. That's why you read … [Read more...]
The Brethren
Check it Out, Bro The Brethren, 1381 Shepard Avenue, Hamden May 5, 2013 This is cool. It’s cool that someone decided keep this split glacial erratic in place when they built Shepard Avenue and the neighborhoods that surround it. It's cool that someone decided to name it “The Brethren” for, as far as I … [Read more...]
Wilsonville Fault
For Once, It’s Not My Fault Wilsonville Fault, Thompson June 5, 2011 2015 Update: This page got a TON of views in early 2015 as there were a lot of little earthquakes in the Quiet Corner. This inspired NPR's Patrick Skahill to write a better page about this thing than I did. It’s funny that I bothered to … [Read more...]
Indian Chair (Pomfret)
Indian Chair Mashamoquet Brook State Park Pomfret For more on my visit to Mashamoquet Brook State Park, Go here It’s a rock. Shaped like a chair. It’s in the middle of the woods at Mashamoquet Brook State Park in Pomfret. I’m not sure what more I can say about it. Indian Chair is right on the Blue Trail … [Read more...]