Something About Marla Maples Maples Farm Park, Bozrah [I used to have a couple paragraphs here about Marla Maples and American evangelical Christian hypocrisy and then I remembered we now live in an alternative universe and decided to focus on what's important here...] BOZRAH HAS A TRAILED PROPERTY! Here's … [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...]
Belden Forest
Run/Forest/Run Belden Forest, Simsbury May 22, 2015 The Belden Forest tract on its own really isn't all that interesting. That's not to say it's not nice; for it is. Simsbury, which has tons a cool hiking areas, once again does nothing to promote them. (This is why, I suppose, the Simsbury Land Trust has … [Read more...]
Metacomet Trail: Section 13
Section 13: "Hike Like a Monkey!" Hatchett Hill Rd to Route 20, 2.3 miles September 1, 2018 Has it really been almost a year since our last Metacomet section hike? Yes. But I don't care. This day may have been the first opportunity to hike with Hoang in that intervening 11 months! And I'm glad we took … [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...]
Holcomb Farm (East)
All it Takes is a Ninja Holcomb Farm (East), Granby April 2018 Anyone who has read more than a few pages on this website knows my older son has some very challenging special needs. Suffice it to say, hiking is not his thing. But I am patient and stubborn and I know that hiking is good for him. However, … [Read more...]
Holcomb Farm (West)
Woods in Woods Holcomb Farm (West), Granby April 2018 It's always fun when three generations of Woods can get out into the woods together. (My last name is Wood.) Such was the case in early April 2018 when my parents were visiting for Calvin's 7th birthday. I'm sure Granddad wanted nothing more than to hike a few … [Read more...]
FLT: Canal Aquaduct & Henry Mason Trail
I Think I Can(al), I Think I Can(al)... Farmington Land Trust: Canal Aqueduct Trail ~1 Mile, March 2018 Hiking with my older son Damian is a total crapshoot. His unique brand of special needs is such that I have no idea how the outing is going to go until we get going. This hike was one of those rare and beautiful … [Read more...]
OLLT: Watch Rock Preserve
Rocking Rock Watching at Watch Rock Old Lyme Land Trust: Elizabeth B. Karter Watch Rock Preserve ~1 Mile, March 2018 I’ve been poking around Connecticut and writing about my adventures for over a decade. And if I’m to “complete” this project, I have decades ahead of me. You may find it suprising to read that I’m … [Read more...]
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