Middlesex Land Trust Trails Cromwell, Durham, East Hampton, Middlefield, Middletown, Portland and Haddam Hoo boy. This one’s a doozy. While I completely understand that it is nigh impossible for little land trusts to keep and maintain a nice website that allows the few who care to easily tease out the trailed … [Read more...]
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HLT: Meadowview
There is a View of a Meadow Harwinton Land Trust: Meadowview May 6, 2018 I’m going to do a rare thing here in Harwinton. I hiked all seven currently trailed properties on one (rainy) morning, so I’m going to sort of serialize the write-ups. If for some reason you want to start at the beginning, go here, to the … [Read more...]
North Stonington Citizens Land Alliance
North Stonington Citizens Land Alliance North Stonington Phew! The fabled North Stonington Citizens Land Alliance almost slipped under my radar! The huge Avalonia Land Trust has several properties in the rural town, and I thought hiking their trails in town pretty much covered things for me. But... no. For … [Read more...]
HLT: Bull Pond Preserve
Cool Preserve, No Bull Harwinton Land Trust: Bull Pond Preserve/Allen M. Heflin Wildlife Sanctuary May 6, 2018 I’m going to do a rare thing here in Harwinton. I hiked all seven currently trailed properties on one (rainy) morning, so I’m going to sort of serialize the write-ups. If for some reason you want to … [Read more...]
Killingworth Land Conservation Trust Intro
Killingworth Land Conservation Trust Killingworth is known to me as “the town I cut through to get to Madison.” Of course, Connecticut is often derided as the state one must cut through to get to New York or Boston. And that annoys me, so apologies to the fine folks of Killingworth. On those cut-throughs, I … [Read more...]
HLT: Laurel Marsh
Hardy and Laurel Harwinton Land Trust: Laurel MarshMay 6, 2018 I’m going to do a rare thing here in Harwinton. I hiked all seven currently trailed properties on one (rainy) morning, so I’m going to sort of serialize the write-ups. If for some reason you want to start at the beginning, go here, to the Kalmia … [Read more...]
FLT: Canal Aquaduct & Henry Mason Trail
I Think I Can(al), I Think I Can(al)... Farmington Land Trust: Canal Aqueduct Trail ~1 Mile, March 2018 Hiking with my older son Damian is a total crapshoot. His unique brand of special needs is such that I have no idea how the outing is going to go until we get going. This hike was one of those rare and beautiful … [Read more...]
OLLT: Watch Rock Preserve
Rocking Rock Watching at Watch Rock Old Lyme Land Trust: Elizabeth B. Karter Watch Rock Preserve ~1 Mile, March 2018 I’ve been poking around Connecticut and writing about my adventures for over a decade. And if I’m to “complete” this project, I have decades ahead of me. You may find it suprising to read that I’m … [Read more...]
Oxford Land Trust Intro
Oxford Land Trust Oxford Whenever I’m in Oxford I like to drink beer at the breweries, drive the back roads and hike. Wait. Let’s try that again. Whenever I’m in Oxford, I like to drink beer at the breweries, drive the back roads, and hike. Ah yes, the ol’ Oxford comma argument. While I see value in … [Read more...]
OLLT: Belton Copp Preserve
Short on Miles, Long on Whimsy Old Lyme Land Trust: Belton Copp Preserve ~.25 Mile, March 2018 Walking the entire length of this trail would take you about as long as reading this page will. Unless, of course, you get into the spirit of the place... in that case, you might be stuck for quite some time in the … [Read more...]
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