Snake in the Grass Chestnut Hill Road and Gretchen Lane, Bethel So I was visiting friends in Bethel the other day and much to my surprise, there's a painted animal rock near their house. Was I surprised to find another elusive Connecticut painted animal rock? No. Was I surprised it seems fairly old and … [Read more...]
Extreme CT Geo-Tour 2012
This is Happening Happened August 4, 2012 In 2011, we put together our first fundraiser for the Smith-Magenis Research Foundation. One of the items up for auction was spending an entire day with me trying to hit all of Connecticut's extreme geographic points. Seriously. TWO guys (neither from Connecticut!) … [Read more...]
AT in CT Section 1
Section 1 Hoyt Road to Route 341, 11.5 miles November 2011 and May 2012 Quick - what town do northbound AT hikers enter when they first encounter Connecticut? I'll give you a second. What's your answer? Most likely, you're wrong. The AT enters the Nutmeg State in Sherman. Sherman! I must admit that … [Read more...]
URR Trail: Stratford
Asa Seymour Curtis House 2016 Elm Street We actually found this house years ago – back when it was part of the Freedom Trail before disappearing from it, only to reappear on the Underground Railroad Trail in 2011. I won't bore you with the amazing story of how I (rather quickly) figured out what date we drove by it … [Read more...]
URR Trail: Brooklyn (4)
We did some drive-by (photo) shootings in Brooklyn (Connecticut) the other day, along the Underground Railroad Trail. As you’ll read below, all four of these places are very interconnected. 1. Friendship Valley 60 Pomfret Road The first of four centrally located Underground Railroad Trail joints in Brooklyn. … [Read more...]
URR Trail: Hampton
Theodore Dwight Weld House 77 Parsonage Road Yet another terrible picture of a lovely (and rather huge) house. Theodore Dwight Weld (1803-1895) was born in this house and lived here until 1825. For 18 nights in February 1834, all students and some faculty of the Lane Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio held the first … [Read more...]
Divine Treasures
The Manchester Parkade is Like a Box of Chocolates Divine Treasures, Manchester June 9, 2012 Let’s be honest here – The sprawling Manchester Parkade is a mess. Not just because some of it is being torn down, but also because it is a jumble of some seriously crappy stores mixed in with a few gems. Divine … [Read more...]
Day 3: Waimea Canyon
Waimea Canyon Kauai I really like these pictures because they often surprise people who aren't familiar with Waimea. Even people who have been to Honolulu and/or Maui sometimes disbelieve this can be Hawaii. But it is - and it's beautiful. I've been to the Grand Canyon and while it is more "grand," this place is … [Read more...]
Days 1 & 2: Chill in Kauai
Days 1 & 2 Sheraton Kauai Resort After the long flight west, what else would you want to do besides lounge around paradise? (Yeah, yeah, I know the other thing you're thinking of...) So that's what we did. The view off our lanai thing We got there late in the afternoon so this was our first beach picture. … [Read more...]
Honeymoon 2003
Honeymoon Kauai, Hawaii, Oahu May 27-June 8, 2003 Listen: I know you don't give a whit about my honeymoon. And really, you shouldn't. But these pages are for me (just like all these vacation pages). With 2 little kids now nine years later, we don't get to go on these kinds of trips anymore. So it's fun for me to … [Read more...]
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