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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

WLT: Orchard and Spruce Glen

January 6, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

Not Bad. Could be Spruced up a Bit Orchard and Spruce Glen, ~2 miles, Wallingford Land Trust January 10, 2015 On the last day of a very long Christmas break with my children, I had to get out of the house. I had to hike. My random choice of Wallingford Land Trust trails was only slightly random: WLT can be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Wallingford, wallingford Land Trust

Wallingford Land Trust Intro

January 6, 2016 by Steve 2 Comments

Wallingford Land Trust Wallingford Before I began this website all those years ago, I had a fairly low opinion of Wallingford. Then a couple things happened: I visited Gouveia Vineyards and hiked the Mattabesett Trail east of I-91. Both are beautiful and have a definite remote feel. In Wallingford. My … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: Wallingford, wallingford Land Trust

Grace Farms

January 2, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

Graceful Grace Farms New Canaan This is the first post I'm writing in 2016. Perhaps it will grant me the grace and peace I need to continue forward in a kind and forgiving manner. But most likely not. (I am posting larger pictures than ever before on CTMQ. Enjoy!) I pulled off the Merritt after our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religious Tagged With: Art, Calvin, Cool Architecture, Damian, Hoang, New Canaan, Public/Outdoor Art

Sleeping Giant: Nature and Red Trails

December 13, 2015 by Steve 2 Comments

SGSP N-S Traverses (5 Red Trails & The Nature Trail) Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, ~9 miles total (solo) July 17, 2011 I'm dumb. No, I'm not dumb for setting out to hike all 5 up and down red trails on a blisteringly hot and humid July day. And no, I'm not dumb for having written this page already but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Giant Master, Hamden, national recreation trail, Sleeping Giant State Park

242. Yale Center for British Art

December 9, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

Right, Then. Jolly Good. New Haven (Google Maps location) November 9, 2012 The Yale Center for British Art is a Connecticut Art Trail site. Spoiler Alert: When coupled with the neighboring Yale University Art Gallery, you simply can’t find a better day of art in Connecticut. Oh yeah, both are F-R-E-E, free, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Museums, New Post Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Art, Colleges & Universities, Connecticut Art Trail, Free Museums, Hoang, New Haven, Yale

Burlington Trail Master!

December 1, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

I Have Mastered Burlington Burlington Trail Master April 2008 - November 2015 I have a painful admission. Becoming a Burlington Trail Master didn't excite me as much as I thought it would. Don't get me wrong - I was and still am excited to be a BTM. But perhaps my celebration was a bit muted because, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Burlington, Burlington Land Trust

BLT: Taine Mountain Trails

November 30, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

T'Aine't Much Here BLT/NC Taine Mountain Trails July 2015 This page describes the trails on the western side of Taine Mountain in Burlington. For the trails on the eastern side, in Farmington, go here. In my effort to be a true Burlington Land Trust Burlington Trail Master, I made it a point to revisit this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audubon, Nature Conservancy, RWA, &US Army Corps of Engineers Trails, CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Burlington, Burlington Land Trust, Great Views, Nature Conservancy

BLT: Martha Brower Sanctuary

November 28, 2015 by Steve 4 Comments

It’s All About the Farting Mushrooms BLT Greer Road Red Trail November 22, 2015 If that title doesn’t draw you in... you are dead inside. I’m not saying that it will inspire you to pack a snack and hit the road to the backwoods of backwoodsy Burlington, but... actually, it should. Farting mushrooms?! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Burlington, Burlington Land Trust, Hikes with my Boys, Plants, video

Harry C. Barnes Memorial Nature Center

November 27, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

Ain't No Party Like an Owl Party Bristol (Google Maps Location) November 22, 2015 You people have no idea. I have been waiting nearly ten years for this place to reopen. Not that I necessarily had high hopes for it or that I'm a huge Harry C. Barnes fan - it was more the principle of the thing. Back in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Birds, Bristol, Calvin, Damian, Free Museums, Nature Centers

Swan Preserve & Winsor Woods

November 15, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

Swan Preserve & Winsor Woods Canton Land Conservation Trust October & November 2015 Since the Canton Land Conservation Trust lumps these two trail networks together, so shall I. They are only a short drive away from each other (and a host to Simsbury Land Trust trails as well) and both traverse rather similar … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Canton, Canton Land Conservation Trust, Damian, Hikes with my Boys

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