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Prydden Brook Falls

November 9, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

You’re Gonna Pry This One Outta Me Prydden Brook Falls, Newtown April 13, 2009 This is a really pretty waterfall. Definitely lands in the top 20% of Connecticut’s tumblers. The picture in the guidebook is great. My pictures? Not great. I mean, c'mon. Look at this nonsense: I found these falls while … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Justin Coleman Photography, Lake Zoar Area Trails, Newtown, Waterfalls

Roaring Brook Nature Center Cascades

November 9, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

I Knew a Girl at UConn Named Brooke and she was Loud Roaring Brook Nature Center Cascades, Canton October 22, 2013 I like a good waterfall that's not too far away from my house. Too bad the "falls" here at Roaring Brook are pretty weak. But to be fair, the guidebook I'm following does call them cascades and not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Canton, Waterfalls

Case

October 24, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

Terry’s Pain in the Butt Area Simsbury Land Trust's Case, formerly Terry’s Plain Area, Simsbury October 2013 Because I care about you, dear reader (and the singular is probably apt here), I have thought long and hard about how to best present the trails and historical sites in this unique little part of Simsbury. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, Land Trust Hikes, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Military History, Simsbury, Simsbury Land Trust, State WMA

World’s Most Powerful Tandem Van de Graaff Accelerator (RIP)

October 16, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

Once You Go Dark Matter, You Never Go Latter Wright Lab, New Haven The last public visits to this thing have come and gone. Yale is dismantling the accelerator, as its usefulness has run its course. Oh well, you missed out. My final stop during the special inauguration day of Yale's 23rd president took me to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Superlatives Tagged With: Closed/Gone/Former, Colleges & Universities, Dubious Claims, Largests Longests Mosts Smallests and Tallests, New Haven, Yale

World’s Largest Suspended Natatorium

October 16, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

Things are Going Swimmingly Yale Practice Pool, New Haven I spent a wonderful day in New Haven recently doing a few tours of unique and interesting buildings around Yale's campus. There are so many ridiculously cool things of note around Yale that I came away thinking I could do an entirely separate site called YQ … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Superlatives Tagged With: Colleges & Universities, collegiate sports, Largests Longests Mosts Smallests and Tallests, New Haven, Swimming, Yale

Snoopy Rock

October 15, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

While Snoopying Around Preston Snoopy Rock, Preston October 5, 2013 Beautiful fall day, full of CTMQ stuff in southeastern Connecticut. The itinerary had us stopping by the Preston Ridge Vineyard in Preston. So there was purpose. My crude map of the area misidentified the road we were looking for, but I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Animals, Art, Painted Rocks, Preston

Mill Pond Falls

August 25, 2013 by Steve 2 Comments

Wikipedia Rules Mill Pond Falls, Newington August 2013 I first became aware of these falls via social media and my friend Johnna. She writes the excellent Size of Connecticut blog and she noted that Newington claims the smallest waterfall in the country. Say what? Where do they claim that? They claim it all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, Superlatives Tagged With: Damian, Dubious Claims, Justin Coleman Photography, Largests Longests Mosts Smallests and Tallests, Newington, Waterfalls

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

Southernmost Point in Connecticut

August 8, 2013 by Steve 7 Comments

Then Things Really Went South Great Captain's Island, Greenwich August 4, 2012 [This directional extreme was visited in Dagobah-like humidity during the Connecticut Extreme Geo-Tour 2012 with the most excellent Tom from Twelve-Mile Circle and the equally excellent Scott from The Scenic Drive. The were the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography, Superlatives Tagged With: Ferries, Geographic Extremes, Greenwich, Islands, Lighthouses, Long Island Sound

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