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State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites

Campbell Falls

April 5, 2010 by Steve 4 Comments

No Soup for Connecticut Campbell Falls , New Marlborough, MA(!) April 2010 & April 2014 [Note: For my Waterfalls pages, I’m using the town designation used by the Connecticut Waterfalls 2013 guidebook. Because sometimes it’s fun. This one is quite unique because the fall themselves are in Massachusetts, mere feet … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: campbell falls state park, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Justin Coleman Photography, Massachusetts, Monuments and Plaques, Norfolk, Waterfalls

111. Gillette Castle

March 9, 2010 by Steve 5 Comments

The Best (Castle) a Man Can Get East Haddam & Lyme (Google Maps Location) May 31, 2009 I've since visited Gillette Castle many times, for many different reasons. In fact, there are several other CTMQ pages about the state park, often with much better pictures. Aha! A rarity on CTMQ: A museum I’d visited … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Cool Architecture, Damian, East Haddam, Gillette Castle State Park, Hoang, Lyme

Gay City State Park

March 7, 2010 by Steve 5 Comments

“We Built This Gay City… We Built This Gay City on Rocks and Roll(ing Hills)!” Bolton, Glastonbury & Hebron, about 11 miles total June 17 and 24, 2009 It is always challenging for me to logically and concisely present these "trail networks" for easy consumption. I put a lot of effort into planning for and hiking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Abandoned and/or Unique Communities, Beach, Blue Trails Challenge, Bolton, gay city state park, Glastonbury, Hebron, Shenipsit Trail, Swimming

Shenipsit Regional Trails Intro

January 21, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

Shenipsit Regional Trail Network Bolton, Glastonbury, Hebron, Manchester, Vernon Like the Tunxis Trail, the Shenipsit has a whole host of trails leading to, leading from, or nearby that are included as sort of part of the main trail. I always figure the best way to present them is under their own separate section, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Bolton, Case Mountain Trails, gay city state park, Glastonbury, Hebron, Manchester, Shenipsit Trail, State WMA, Vernon

Kent Falls

December 6, 2009 by Steve 6 Comments

These Falls are Super, Man Connecticut's Largest Waterfall, Sort of Kent Falls State Park, Kent 2019 Update: I will be revisiting Kent Falls State Park and taking better pictures in a larger format. The below from 2009 is cringey at the moment. For some reason, I've always hated the name Kent for a town. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites, Superlatives Tagged With: Kent, kent falls state park, Largests Longests Mosts Smallests and Tallests, Waterfalls

Art Trail Viewpoint: Kent Falls

December 5, 2009 by Steve Leave a Comment

Kent Falls Viewpoint CT Art Trail Viewpoint Kent Falls State Park, Kent, November 2009 Here's the weird thing about this Connecticut Art Viewpoint Trail, side project of the Connecticut Art Trail: The chosen sites, while beautiful, don't all apparently directly translate to actual impressionist paintings from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Art, Art Trail Viewpoints, Connecticut Art Trail, Kent, kent falls state park, Waterfalls

Dinosaur State Park Museum

August 4, 2009 by Steve 5 Comments

Dino-Mite! Dinosaur State Park Museum, Rocky Hill (Google Maps Location) April 2009 (First visit) Connecticut museum visit #96. For my page on the Dinosaur State Park trails, go here. If you just want the National Natural Landmark, go here. And if you're only into the arboretum, go here. But if you're here to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Animals, Cool Geology, CT Dino Trail, Damian, dinosaur State Park, Dinosaurs, Hoang, Natural History, Rocky Hill

Stratton Brook State Park Nature Center

July 9, 2009 by Steve 1 Comment

At least I saw a Water Scorpion Stratton Brook State Park Nature Center, Simsbury (Google Maps location) July 2009 Connecticut museum visit #122. I'm sure it very rarely open these days. At one point I think I had a plan to visit all the state parks in Connecticut and blog about them too. Who knows, maybe I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Damian, Hoang, Nature Centers, Simsbury, stratton brook state park

Kettletown State Park Trails

July 9, 2009 by Steve Leave a Comment

Put a Kettle on and Read 4 Trails, various mileages, Southbury/Oxford Various Dates Hike 1: Miller Trail, 4/13/09 Hike 2: Crest, Campground, Brook Trails, 1/14/12 Hike 3: Oxford Loop Trail, 9/16/12 (Pomperaug Trail - Separate Blog Entry, 9/16/12) I had assumed that the Kettletown name was derived from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Great Views, Kettletown State Park, Lake Zoar Area Trails, Oxford, Pomperaug Trail, Southbury

4 Cockaponset Area Trails

May 7, 2009 by Steve 9 Comments

PattaconkaCockaponset Chester/Haddam, ~ 4 miles March 15, 2009 A funny thing happened after "publishing" the page describing my experience hiking with Rob Butterworth along the Cockaponset Trail. It turns out that the esteemed Mr. Butterworth has a kajillion friends who have a strong interest in him and/or his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Chester, cockaponset state forest, Haddam

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