Totally WadsWorthy to See Wadsworth Falls, Middlefield January 2, 2009 My first CTMQ visit of 2009... and she's a beaut. I had a day off with Damian while Hoang had to work and his daycare was closed. What to do, what to do... Go check out a half frozen waterfall of course! Amazingly, I'd never been to … [Read more...]
64. Westmoor Park
Crying Fowl West Hartford(Google Maps Location) Multiple Visits 2019 Update: This page is a bit... old. The pictures are bad and poorly formatted, but you'll get the gist. We've been here a million times. In fact, I was just there a few weeks ago in April 2019 chaperoning a field trip for my second grader, … [Read more...]
Beardsley Zoo
OceLotta Fun! Bridgeport (Google Maps Location) September 20, 2008 Connecticut only has one zoo, thankfully. You see, Hoang and I do have ethical issues with zoos - especially ones that don't go full bore trying to best replicate the animals' natural environs. But, on the other hand, we both love seeing animals … [Read more...]
Selectman’s Stones
A Man's Gotta Have Some Stones Selectman's Stones, Durham/Madison/Guilford September 1, 2008 (You can reach these stones via The Selectman's Path and other trails through the Mica Ledges Preserve as well.) There I was, in the middle of the woods, high above Madison and Guilford, along the Mattabesett Trail. … [Read more...]
61. Flamig Educational Farm
You Know What Really Gets My Goat? West Simsbury (Google Maps Location) June 22, 2008 Note: An incredible amount of search engine traffic comes here looking for "Flaming Farm." This farm is not on fire. At some point along this crazy CTMQ journey I decided to incorporate things like "petting zoos" and … [Read more...]
The Charter Oak
A Little Bit hOAKey? The Charter Oak, Hartford May 12, 2008 Now, you didn't think I'd learn all about the Charter Oak over at Museum of Connecticut History or the Old State House earlier and not check out the actual site of the tree, did you? For shame. A quick drive (it was raining fairly heavily and it IS … [Read more...]
Elephant Rock
I am Not an Animal! I am a Rock! I... Am... A Glacial Erratic! Elephant Rock, West Simsbury June 22, 2008 True, I originally intended to only capture the quirky roadside animal rocks, like Frog Rock in Eastford and Turtle Rock in Marlborough, but upon seeing Elephant Rock at Flamig Farm in West Simsbury, I had … [Read more...]
Monk Parakeet Invasion (Gone)
So Much For a Monastic Vow of Silence Monk Parakeet invasion, Milford-Stratford-Fairfield May 17, 2008 The town(s) removed the nests. During the drive north from Stratford to Milford along a coastal byway in the middle of a full day's trip to the area for some museums and random places that had no point, my … [Read more...]
Tory Den
TORY! TORY! TORY! Tory Den, Burlington April 20, 2008 See... Tora! Tora! Tora! is a 1970 American-Japanese film that dramatizes the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The title is made up of the code-words that were used by the Japanese to indicate that complete surprise was achieved (tora is Japanese for "tiger" … [Read more...]
Burlington State Fish Hatchery
Trout Fishing in America Part 2 Burlington Google Maps location March 21, 2008 with March 2018 Update! Part 1 was a visit to the Quinebaug State Trout Hatchery Who doesn't love a nice fish hatchery? C'mon, you know you do. Heck, I apparently love them so much that just a few weeks after visiting the … [Read more...]