A Good Win For All Goodwin State Forest Chaplin & Hampton Good ol' Goodwin. As you can imagine, I doubly enjoy our state forests with a good trail system. And I triply enjoy those with a good trail system and a museum. There are more than you realize, trust me. In fact, as I type this sentence I'm going through my … [Read more...]
Lamentation Mountain State Park
Lamentation Mountain State Park Berlin & Meriden A wildfire in October 2024 burned up a lot of this place. I've seen this small, unremarkable state park also referred to as a "state park scenic reserve." Because Connecticut doesn't like to make anything easy. Lamentation Mountain itself includes a long ridge … [Read more...]
Enders State Forest Intro
Enders State Forest Barkhamsted & Granby Enders is known primarily for its eponymous waterfall - one of the state's best for sure. Viewing the falls has been made much safer with the installation of stairs, but I'm sure people will still find a way to hurt themselves here. Enders became a state forest in … [Read more...]
Natchaug SF: Chaplin, Eastford, & Hampton Block Trails
CCC I Told You So Natchaug State Forest Trails, Eastford, Chaplin, & Hampton October 2021 The Natchaug has been a state forest for over 100 years. That's pretty cool. Who knows... if not for that designation, the towns of Eastford and Ashford and Hampton and Chaplin and Pomfret may be bustling megacities by now. … [Read more...]
(Former) National Champion: Striped Maple
Acer pensylvanicum, Striped Maple Kongscut Mountain/Meshomasic State Forest, Glastonbury Big tree fans and big tree fans alike, you might want to grab a tissue for this one. Glastonbury's former national champion striped maple tree is dead. Like, snapped near the base and lying on the forest floor dead. Dead. … [Read more...]
Monument House Museum
Deep House Beats Groton (Google Maps location) July 10, 2015 There's a lot going on at Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park. A pretty park on the bluffs above the Thames River with an important history, a climbable tower, a Connecticut Freedom Trail site, and a little museum. Let's be honest; not too many people … [Read more...]
Boston Turnpike Trail
This Trail is History Boston Turnpike Trail, Eastford September 2021 I can't pretend that I knew that this short loop trail in Eastford held any historical import when I first became aware of it and added it to my list of things to do in Eastford. Yes. That's right. I actually had a list of things to do in … [Read more...]
Silver Sands State Park
TomboLOL Silver Sands State Park, Milford August 2021 Spend a day hanging out with a 10-year-old and you might be shocked at how differently they see the world. Take, for instance, Silver Sands State Park. I've been excited to come here for the better part of a decade. Calvin had never heard of it. Why was I so … [Read more...]
Nathan Hale NAP
A Sleeper Nathan Hale NAP in Nathan Hale State Forest Andover & Coventry The only reason I'm writing a few words about this place is because finding most of the state's Natural Area Preserves is a lifelong treasure hunt. Except there's almost never any sort of reward for finding one. They are often "hidden" in the … [Read more...]
Nathan Hale State Forest
For Next Time Someone Tells You to Get Lost Nathan Hale State Forest Trails, Andover & Coventry September 2021 I only regret that I have but one hike to give for this forest. Okay, I could probably go back and do more, but then my hackneyed rephrasing of state hero Nathan Hale's famous last words would make … [Read more...]
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