Master What? I AM A GIANT MASTER Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden I have done a lot of things for CTMQ. I am inarguably the first/only person to have done a lot of things I have done. I rarely think and don’t really care about hardly any of that stuff though. However, I very much do care about being the … [Read more...]
Sleeping Giant: Quinnipiac/Blue Trail
SGSP E-W Traverse (Quinnipiac/Blue Trail) and Connectors Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, ~4.5 miles total (solo) October 20, 2012 This page is a couple of things: The completion of my Sleeping Giant State Park Giant Master challenge and the beginning of my Quinnipiac Trail hike. It’s not as confusing as it … [Read more...]
River Highlands State Park
No Puttering About Here River Highlands State Park, Cromwell October 2017 I would guess that when most people here think about “River Highlands” in Cromwell, they think about golf. And by “most people” I mean 99.9% of them. After all, the annual PGA tournatment at TPC River Highlands is a highlight … [Read more...]
Windsor Meadows State Park
Windsor Meadows State Park Windsor May 19, 2017 I certainly haven't been to every Connecticut state park or state park like entity (of which there are many), but I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that a day of combining Windsor Meadows and the Windsor Locks Canal Trail State Park a few miles north of this … [Read more...]
TSTL’17.14: Putnam Memorial State Park
The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #14 Putnam Memorial State Park, Redding/Bethel September 2017 Do you want to know something crazy? With this, our 14th and final Sky’s the Limit Challenge hike of 2017, Damian and I have now gone to ALL 42 TSTL challenge points over the last few years. Every. Single. … [Read more...]
TSTL’17.13: Farmington Canal State Park Trail
The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #13 Farmington Canal State Park Trail, Cheshire September 16, 2017 The story here has nothing at all to do with the historic lock or the walk or the museum that wasn't open - because it's pretty much never open. So let's dispense with all of that off the bat. We … [Read more...]
TSTL’17.11: Chatfield Hollow State Park
The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #11 Chatfield Hollow State Park, Killingworth July 22, 2017 This Challenge point represented an all-new state park for me! That’s right, even though Chatfield Hollow contains a little nature center museum, “caves,” a covered bridge, a swimming pond, and a CFPA trail … [Read more...]
Scantic River State Park (Scitico/East)
More Than Scant Remains Scantic River State Park, Enfield/Somers ~2 miles of mish-mashing around, November 2016 & February 2017 I’ve been procrastinating on writing up my treks in Scantic River State Park for a while. Simply put, it’s all a bit confusing. Parts of it are called Scantic River Linear Park. Some … [Read more...]
Scantic River State Park (Hazardville/West)
Hazarding a Guess... Scantic River State Park, Enfield ~2 miles of mish-mashing around, November 2016 & February 2017 I’ve been procrastinating on writing up my treks in Scantic River State Park for a while. Simply put, it’s all a bit confusing. Parts of it are called Scantic River Linear Park. Some sources refer … [Read more...]
Scantic River State Park Intro
Scantic River State Park Enfield, Somers, East Windsor Connecticut’s state forests are often parceled out over many acres in many towns. But our state parks are, for the most part, contiguous with themselves. If that makes sense. It probably doesn’t, but you know what I mean. The Scantic River State Park is … [Read more...]
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