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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

Wyllys Falls

January 26, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Whatchoo Talkin' 'Bout Wyllys? Wyllys Falls, Manchester November 2016 Wyllys Falls is also known as Bridal Veil Falls, even though I've never seen anyone call it that except in sentences like this one. Wyllys Falls is located in a Manchester Land Conservation Trust property called "Spring Street-Hayden L. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Manchester, manchester land conservation trust, Waterfalls

Spring St.- Hayden L. Griswold

January 24, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Wyllyng Them To Rename This Property Spring St.- Hayden L. Griswold Trail, Manchester November 2016 This property is no longer listed by the Manchester Land Conservation Trust as trailed in 2025, but I would assume a herd path exists to get to the base of the falls. I am terrible at marketing and promotion when … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Hikes with my Boys, Manchester, manchester land conservation trust

Nike Site Recreation Area

January 23, 2017 by Steve 7 Comments

Rockets Go 'Swoosh' Nike Site Recreation Area, Manchester January 2017 If I were to think about which of the 70 or so Manchester “things” I’m visiting and writing about for CTMQ, I’d guess that there are only three with more blog pages dedicated to them than this place. Surprising? Sure. For the record, my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: cold war relics, Manchester, Nike Missile Sites

Buckland Pond

January 21, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Buck Up Buckland Pond, Manchester January 2017 This is a Manchester Land Conservation Trust property. I used to live in Manchester as well as Glastonbury. I became familiar with the backroads between the towns that avoided the highways. But even so, there is a whole section of Manchester that I was wholly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Manchester, manchester land conservation trust

Fairway Park

January 20, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Not Fair Fairway Park, Manchester January 2017 This Manchester Land Conservation Trust property is no longer listed as being trailed in 2025. I titled this page “Not Fair.” Why? Because busting on this MLCT property isn’t fair on my part. They do a great job all around the town of Manchester. I could give … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Bushwhack, Manchester, manchester land conservation trust

Dehn Gallery (Closed)

January 18, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

DEHN-DEH-DEHHHHHNNNN! Dehn Gallery, Manchester December 2016 MCC's Dehn Gallery closed in 2019. The space was converted to Work_Space, a co-working and meeting space which also contains three tiny art galleries if you care to check that out. I don't. Upon reflection, I should have saved the Dehn Gallery on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Art, Calvin, Closed/Gone/Former, Colleges & Universities, Damian, Free Museums, Manchester

Protected: Mark Madness- Experts/Private

January 17, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

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Purdy Nature Park Trail

January 17, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

Purdy, not Purty Purdy Nature Park Trail, Manchester December 2016 This is a Manchester Land Conservation Trust property. When I began completing Manchester, I knew I would have to walk a bunch of trails that most people would tend to avoid. That’s just the nature of being a completist. It even happens in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Manchester, manchester land conservation trust

TSTL’16.14: Bluff Point State Park

January 16, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

The Sky's the Limit 2016 Hiking Challenge #14 Bluff Point State Park and Coastal Reserve, Groton October 30, 2016 Here we are... at the end of the long and winding road that the 2016 DEEP Sky’s the Limit Challenge presented us. With hikes in New Fairfield, Greenwich, Thompson, and now Groton, we’d covered the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: bluff point state park, Calvin, Damian, Great Views, Groton, Hikes with my Boys, Hiking Challenges with Rewards, Sky's the Limit Challenge

Hockanum River Trail 12: Hilliard Trail

January 16, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Doesn't Amount to a Hilliard of Beans Hockanum River Trail: Hilliard, Manchester .3 miles round trip, May 2015 If you are reading my thru-hike of the Hockanum River Trail in order (generally south to north), you have already read the New State Road Trail page. If you haven’t, it’s a fun one and you should. Better … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Damian, Hikes with my Boys, hockanum river trail, hockanum river watershed association, Manchester

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