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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

CTMQ’s Guide to Morris

September 10, 2018 by Steve 2 Comments

Everything Morris I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Morris CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If I’ve … [Read more...]

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Morris’s Town Trails

September 10, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Morris’s Town Trails You know what's funny? That the White Memorial Conservation Center and its vast network of trails is always associated with Litchfield when in fact, half of the place is in Morris. The area is hugely popular with hikers, kayakers, naturalists, etc... yet I've never heard anyone say, "let's go … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Morris

CTMQ’s Guide to Franklin

September 9, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything Franklin I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Franklin CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]

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Franklin’s Town Trails

September 9, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Franklin’s Town Trails You may rightly ask why I do introductory pages for towns that have one or two trails. (To clarify, Franklin has more than these trails, but the others are on land owned by non-Franklin entities.) I do it because: a) I started doing it years ago and can't stop now, b) Towns like … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Franklin

Friends of Shetucket River Valley Intro

September 9, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Friends of Shetucket River Valley Franklin, Lisbon, Scotland, Sprague, Windham You've got me. I've never heard of this outfit either. But hey, they have done a bang up job of snapping up adjoining land parcels in Franklin and Sprague alone the Shetucket River and for that, they've made the hallowed pages of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: Franklin, friends of shetucket river valley, Lisbon, Scotland, sprague, Windham

CTMQ’s Guide to Shelton

September 8, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything Shelton I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Shelton CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]

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Shelton’s Town Trails Intro

September 5, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Shelton’s Town Trails I've written introductions for many land trusts and town trail compendiums for this site. They don't really serve as anything other than tables of contents, and the stuff I write on these pages is rarely read by anyone. But Shelton's Conservation Commission strikes me as different for a … [Read more...]

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Shelton Land Conservation Trust Intro

September 4, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Shelton Land Conservation Trust Shelton I realize that counties in Connecticut don't really mean anything, but I must admit my slight surprise in learning Shelton was in Fairfield County. I don't know what I was slightly surprised. But I was. Also, I've come to learn that most of the trailed properties in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: Shelton, shelton land conservation trust

Metacomet Trail: Section 13

September 2, 2018 by Steve 1 Comment

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...]

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CTMQ’s Guide to Litchfield

September 1, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything Litchfield I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Litchfield CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. … [Read more...]

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