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Animals, Farms, Gardens, Plants, Trees, Rocks, Waterfalls, & Caves

Kettletown Brook Cascades

August 13, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

Suits Me to a Tea Kettletown Brook Cascades, Southbury January 2012 These falls (cascades, officially) are included in the new (2013) Connecticut Waterfalls guidebook, so I’m adding this page two years after visiting. And since I’m lazy, I’m not going to go find the CD that contains the original pictures to give … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Kettletown State Park, Pomperaug Trail, Southbury, Waterfalls

Cedar Mill Brook Falls

August 13, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

Cedar? I Hardly Know Her Cedar Mill Brook Falls, Stevenson Oxford September 2012 [Note: For my Waterfalls pages, I’m using the town designation used by the Connecticut Waterfalls 2013 guidebook. Because sometimes it’s fun. Like now... because as you all know, Stevenson is a section of.. Of Monroe? That’s the only … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Oxford, Pomperaug Trail, Waterfalls

(Former) National Champion: Texas Redbud

August 7, 2013 by Steve 1 Comment

Cercis canadensis var. texensis, Texas Redbud Loomis-Chaffee School, Windsor I love this page and I love you for coming here to read it. Unfortunately, Loomis-Chaffee dug up this tree and trashed it in 2018. This National Champion tree. Shame on your Loomis. Shame. I wrote the following in 2013, before Loomis … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Closed/Gone/Former, National Champion Trees, national Champions, Plants, Private Schools, Trees, Windsor

Hancock Brook Cascades

August 6, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

Big Signature Falls Hancock Brook Cascades, Waterville March 2009 These falls (cascades, officially) are included in the new (2013) Connecticut Waterfalls guidebook, so I’m adding this page four years after visiting. And since I’m lazy, I’m not going to go find the CD that contains the original pictures to give … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Waterbury, waterbury area trails, Waterfalls

Falls Cut-off Trail Cascades

August 6, 2013 by Steve 1 Comment

I’ll Cut Off Your Falls! Falls Cut-off Trail Cascades, Barkhamsted September 2007 I hiked all the trails at Peoples State Forest in 2007, but have revisited bits and pieces of them over the years since. It's just a great trail system in a beautiful part of the state and certainly an area I'd send anyone curious … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Barkhamsted, peoples state forest, Waterfalls

Housatonic River Gorge and Cascades

August 5, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

I’m Not Sure About This One Housatonic River Gorge and Cascades, Kent November 2011 These falls (cascades, officially) are included in the (2013) Connecticut Waterfalls guidebook, so I’m adding this page two years after visiting. And since I’m lazy, I’m not going to go find the CD that contains the original … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Appalachian Trail, Blue Trails Challenge, Kent, Waterfalls

Bulls Bridge Cascades

August 5, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

Don’t Cry Bullshh on Me Bulls Bridge Cascades, Kent November 2011 These falls (cascades, officially) are included in the new (2013) Connecticut Waterfalls guidebook, so I’m adding this page two years after visiting. And since I’m lazy, I’m not going to go find the CD that contains the original pictures to give you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Covered Bridges, Kent, Waterfalls

Thayer Brook Cascades

August 5, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

Where are They? Down Thayer! Thayer Brook Cascades, Kent May 2012 These falls (cascades, officially) are included in the (2013) Connecticut Waterfalls guidebook, so I’m adding this page a year after visiting. And since I’m lazy, I’m not going to go find the CD that contains the original pictures to give you the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Appalachian Trail, Blue Trails Challenge, Kent, Plants, Waterfalls

Waterfall on Blackberry River

August 5, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Fall of Industry Waterfall on Blackberry River, East Canaan I could really go somewhere with my title pun, but choose not to. Probably because there’s not really anywhere to go with it that would make it any better anyway. These falls are included in the new (2013) Connecticut Waterfalls guidebook, so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: beckley furnace, Calvin, Damian, Iron Heritage Trail, North Canaan, Waterfalls

Matianuck Sand Dunes Natural Area Preserve

July 13, 2013 by Steve 8 Comments

Duuuuuuuune Matianuck Sand Dunes Natural Area Preserve July 2013 "Instead of the gym tomorrow morning, I'm going to the beach." "Um. What?" "Yeah, I'll be home usual time, don't worry about it." "Um. What?" "I just want to hit the sand in the early morning light. It invigorates me." "Um. What?" I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Cool Geology, natural area preserve, Windsor

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