Ahhh-Churaevka! Gesundheit! Russian Village, Southbury April 2, 2011 I should be used to this by now. Finding out about something mildly interesting in Connecticut, going there, and learning it’s ten times cooler than I’d ever thought it would be. In the case of Churaevka, once I read up on the place after … [Read more...]
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Heroes (West Rock) Tunnel
Heroes Tunnel (a.k.a. West Rock Tunnel) New Haven Regicides Trail above, Wilbur Cross Parkway below The Regicides Trail traverses the ridge above the well-known tunnel on the Wilbur Cross Parkway. When I was just gaining a love for long distance trail hiking as a young Boy Scout, we hiked a section of the … [Read more...]
Ring-Necked Pheasant
A Right Pleasant Pheasant Windsor Multiple Sightings Okay, so a ring-necked pheasant isn’t the most exciting thing to see. But to be able to walk right up to one is pretty darn cool. They really are beautiful birds. Interesting pheasant note: I take a walk whenever I can during lunch at work. I work next to … [Read more...]
Bears! In the Wild
This page has become sort of ridiculous, now that we have bears in our yard and neighborhood fairly frequently. But hey, it’s still different when I see them out on a hike, right? Right. Suffield Land Conservancy (SLC): Sydney F. Fuller Wildlife Preserve November 2017 I came across a mom and her two cubs... … [Read more...]
Fidelco Guide Dogs
Fidelco Guide Dogs/Kaman Company Bloomfield April 16, 2011 Another cold and dreary spring weekend here in Connecticut with a bored special needs five-year-old, who NEEDS to get out and about or we ALL go crazy. What to do, what to do… Oh I know, we’ll go see some doggies! Damian loves dogs! And, truth be … [Read more...]
Whale Bowl
Wha-Wha-Whale! Rentschler Field, East Hartford February 19, 2011 Often, when winter hiking, my wife asks me if I’m sure I’ve dressed warm enough. “Yes,” I always say, and then rattle off the list of gear I have on/with me. After attending the Whale Bowl AHL hockey game on the most ridiculously frigid night of the … [Read more...]
National Champion Huskies (2011)
2011 UConn Men’s Basketball Arrival of Champions Bradley Field, Windsor Locks For 38 years of life, my favorite two teams (by far) are the Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Flyers. The Eagles have zero Super Bowls WON THE SUPERBOWL IN 2018!!! and while the Flyers have two Stanley Cups, I wasn’t old enough to … [Read more...]
Concept of Freedom Trail: Vernon
Charles Ethan Porter House 17 Spruce Street To me, the story here isn’t so much the Porter house, but the road up to it. Holy cow. I have no idea how the people that live up here drive anywhere during any snow or ice accumulation. There’s just no possible way. The road up to the Porter house on the dead-ended … [Read more...]
Eagle Rock
Fly Eagle Fly! Route 66 Hebron Equally handsome from either direction, Eagle Rock stands sentry in Hebron, Just north of the Marlborough line. Probably the proudest of Connecticut's roadside painted rocks, and one of the few fully endorsed by the town in which it resides. Which is Hebron. Not Marlborough. By mere … [Read more...]
Wolf Den
Ol' Put 'Er Down Mashamoquet Brook State Park, Pomfret 2011 & 2017 I visited Wolf Den on more than one occasion, so I'm combining two separate pages into one. 2011 Ask people ‘round here where the Wolf Den is and they’ll most likely point you to Mohegan Sun Casino's concert arena. And while that’s a late … [Read more...]
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