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Farmington Canal Heritage Trail: Farmington River Loop

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Farmington Canal Heritage Trail: Farmington River Loop

Farmington Canal Heritage Trail: River Loop Extension Red Oak Hill Road, Farmington to Hopmeadow Steet, Simsbury (~16 miles) July/August 2020 The northernmost section of the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail in Connecticut has miles of beautiful stretches. But for my money, this loop extension Farmington River Trail … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bike Trails, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post Tagged With: Burlington, Calvin, Canton, cycling, Farmington, Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, Hartford County, rails-to-trails, Simsbury, stratton brook state park

Stratton Brook State Park Intro

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Stratton Brook State Park Intro

Stratton Brook State Park Simsbury I live in West Hartford, but when we were house-shopping for a few years, I was really pushing for Simsbury. I love Simsbury and heck, if my wife wanted the WeHa Lyfe so badly, she could make the short drive as needed. State Parks! State Forest! Mountains! Miles and miles of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Hartford County, Simsbury, stratton brook state park

Stratton Brook Covered Bridge

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Stratton Brook Covered Bridge

Strappin' Stratton Brook State Park, Simsbury There are more than a few pages featuring random covered bridges on this site. I know there's just nothing really to say about most of them, but I keep doing it. Everytime I think that keeping up with this particular list for the site is dumb, I quickly jot off a page … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Civil Engineering, Everything Else, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Covered Bridges, Hartford County, Simsbury, stratton brook state park

TSTL’17.1: Stratton Brook State Park

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TSTL’17.1: Stratton Brook State Park

The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #1 Stratton Brook State Park, Simsbury February 18, 2017 Saturday, February 18th, 11:41 AM. The thought dawns on me that the CT DEEP should have just released the 2017 Sky's the Limit Challenge. Google. Click. There it is! Scan list. Scratch head. Scan again, this time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Hartford County, Hikes with my Boys, Simsbury, Sky's the Limit Challenge, stratton brook state park

Stratton Brook State Park Trails

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Stratton Brook State Park Trails

Twigs & Stratton Stratton Brook State Park Trails October 27, 2013 I’ve been to Stratton Brook a bunch of times, but only to take Damian sunning and swimming at the pond over there. Oh, and there’s one of the smallest nature center “museums” over there as well. But this page is about the park in general … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Beach, Calvin, Damian, Hartford County, Hikes with my Boys, Simsbury, stratton brook state park

122. Stratton Brook State Park Nature Center

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122. Stratton Brook State Park Nature Center

At least I saw a Water Scorpion Simsbury (Google Maps location) July 5, 2009 At one point I think I had a plan to visit all the state parks in Connecticut and blog about them too. Who knows, maybe I will someday but it's not on the docket right now. Through my hikes and general curiosity I'll be hitting a ton … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Damian, Hartford County, Hoang, Nature Centers, Simsbury, stratton brook state park

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