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CTMQ > Hikes, Bikes & Paddles > Land Trust Hikes

JT: Bernard Church Woods

June 7, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Woods are Our Church Joshua's Trust Bernard Church Woods, Chaplin March 2021 Calvin and I arrived at the backwoods trailhead for The Joshua Trust's Bernard Church Woods property at the end of several hours of Chaplin exploration. Yes, it's truly possible to spend a few hours exploring Chaplin - and we didn't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, chaplin, Dubious Claims, Hikes with my Boys, Joshua's Trust, Windham County

CLCT: Goedecke-Humphrey Trails

June 2, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

Goe Decke It! Canton Land Conservation Trust March 2021 In March of 2021 my younger son Calvin was nine. I have no idea how long he'll keep playing soccer and at what level, but for the time being, he's quite good. Exceptional even. And I'll admit, I love watching his games which take up a lot of my weekend time. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Canton, Canton Land Conservation Trust, Hartford County

GLT: Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve

May 28, 2021 by Steve 3 Comments

That Cabin Life Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve, Granby November 2020 I see you Granby Land Trust. Trying to be clever. Why else would you include the word "dismal" in the name of your new property when in reality, it's anything but? Sorry, but the jig is up: Dismal Brook is beautiful. Stunningly so. Yes, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Granby, Granby Land Trust, Hartford County

BLT: Hein Trails

May 24, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Heiny Ho! Hein Trails, Bethany January 2021 Bethany's trailed properties seem to always be in flux. The land trust keep acquiring property, tornados keep tearing up the woods, and new trails keep getting blazed. Not many of you think too much or too often about Bethany, but it's nice to see so much activity with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Bethany, Bethany Land Trust, Calvin, Hikes with my Boys, New Haven County

NFA: Brunot Preserve

May 4, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

B-U-C-O-L-I-C Brunot Preserve, Newtown September 2014 Here we are, together again... writing (me) and reading (you) about a small little land trust parcel on the Newtown/Bethel Border. Surely there's nothing too interesting about this typical slice of land that was once a farm and is now a forest - the story of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Damian, Fairfield County, Hikes with my Boys, Newtown, Newtown Forest Association

Barnes Nature Center & Pigeon Hill Preserve Trails

April 29, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

A Baby Pigeon! Barnes Nature Center & Pigeon Hill Preserve Trails, Bristol & Burlington November 2020 The super fun thing about pursuing my ridiculous goals for this website is keeping on top of things in towns which I've "completed" previously. Take Burlington. I "completed" Burlington in 2018 and it's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post, Town Land Hikes

MLCT: Summer Hill Trail

April 19, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Summer Mapped, Summer Not Summer Hill Trail, Madison January 2021 Madison has many very nice little trailed properties. State Park, State Forest, Water Authority, CFPA... trails everywhere. Beaches, forests, and fields. It's great. And the Madison Land Conservation Trust has over a dozen properties throughout the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Madison, Madison Land Conservation Trust, New Haven County

Avalonia: Barrett Preserve

April 15, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Grin and Barrett Barrett Preserve, Ledyard January 2016 It's always moderately interesting to hike through managed forests. Especially if they are being actively managed like Avalonia Land Conservancy's Barrett Preserve was when Damian and I checked it out. Several acres here burned in 1989 after which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Avalonia Land Conservancy, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Ledyard, New London County

NCLT: Hannan-Eberstadt Field

April 6, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Hannan-Eberstadt Field New Canaan Land Trust, New Canaan November 2020 This is not a property to properly hike in an real sense. It's a relatively small field in the middle of New Canaan, just a stone's throw from the country club. And if this were a land trust holding in almost any other Connnecticut town, I'd … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Fairfield County, New Canaan, new canaan land trust

JT: Two Sisters Preserve

March 31, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Don't Get it Twister, Sisters Joshua's Trust Two Sisters Preserve, Chaplin March 2021 As I was gathering stuff for Calvin and I to venture out to Chaplin, I alerted my wife to our destination. "Oh. Chaplin, have fun. It's a beautiful town." I paused for a moment, wondering if and when Hoang had ever … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, chaplin, Hikes with my Boys, Joshua's Trust, Windham County

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