"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...]
Enders Falls
This is No Game Enders Falls, Granby Multiple visits [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, as they are “West of West Granby” and West Granby isn’t an actual town.] An alternate title for this page … [Read more...]
Hopemead State Park
Hope for Bozrah Hopemead State Park, Bozrah/Montville March 2018 Poor Bozrah (again). The town I pick on more than any other got a postage stamp state park (60 acres) in 1955 and... a chunk of it is in Montville. Bozrah can’t even have a little undeveloped state park all … [Read more...]
Carpenter’s Falls
Couldn’t Build a Better Falls Carpenter’s Falls, Granby April 8, 2018 [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, as they are “south of West Granby” and West Granby isn’t an actual town.] As of this … [Read more...]
OLLT: Belton Copp Preserve
Short on Miles, Long on Whimsy Old Lyme Land Trust: Belton Copp Preserve ~.25 Mile, March 2018 Walking the entire length of this trail would take you about as long as reading this page will. Unless, of course, you get into the spirit of the place... in that case, you might be stuck for quite some time in the … [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...]
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