Avalonia Land Conservancy Griswold, Groton, Ledyard, North Stonington, Norwich, Preston, Stonington Okay, who took geology in college? You did? Awesome. I did too and while it was just one sort of side class for me I really enjoyed it. And no, “Rocks for Jocks” doesn’t count, I mean a real geology class. UConn … [Read more...]
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Burlington Land Trust Intro
Burlington Land Trust Burlington Imagine one of those commercials or lame sitcom scenes where a person at the register is the 1,000,000th customer or whatever and a bunch of balloons are dropping and sirens blaring in celebration. Because that’s you right now. You’re the winner! Congratulations! You, … [Read more...]
Arnold Preserve
Hey Arnold! Canton Land Conservation Trust, Canton October 2013 This page exists for historical reasons. "The Arnold Preserve" is more or less part of the CCLT's Onion Mountain complex of trails... or part of the Roaring Brook Nature Center's trail network. But I wrote this back when I was just learning about land … [Read more...]
Canton Land Conservation Trust Trails
Canton Land Conservation Trust Trails Canton, Barkhamsted, & Burlington When most people think of Canton, they think of the route 44 corridor. The built up area including, most notably, the Shoppes at Farmington Valley. The Shoppes used to be a golf course, which in my mind, are just as environmentally damaging as … [Read more...]
Land Trust Trails
Land Trust Me, You Don't Want to Do This Connecticut’s Land Trusts & Their Trails For several years, this introductory paragraph used to say some stuff about how this page was ridiculous because no way would I ever even consider hiking all of the trails on all of our various land trusts’ properties. I just didn’t … [Read more...]
Case
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...]
Bog Walk
Bog Walk Trail Simsbury Land Trust's Bog Walk, Simsbury September 2013 I had planned for this "hike" to be the first "hike" for my two-year-old. As a father, I often daydream about hiking with my sons much like 60's television had us believing that all dads wanted to play baseball with their kids. This … [Read more...]
HLCT: Gaylord Mt. Road & West Todd Street
Gaylord Mt. Road & West Todd Street Hamden Land Conservation Trust May 5, 2013 Straight up: I didn’t hike here. I drove here and took this picture: And I drove up into the little lot at the base of that giant power tower, but didn’t see any signs or anything inviting, so I left. (I wanted to get ice … [Read more...]
HLCT: The Brethren
The Brethren Hamden Land Conservation Trust May 5, 2013 If you’ve read through these Hamden Land Conservation Trust pages – wow, really? Good for you. That makes me happy. But what I was really going to say was that you have noticed by now that their properties are often quite tiny. One is nothing more than a … [Read more...]
HCLT: Timberwood Trail
15 Timberwood (Timberwood Trail) Hamden Land Conservation Trust May 5, 2013 The entrance into this neighborhood looks like the road into a park. Wooded and with solid low fencing, I wasn’t sure where the .19 acre Hamden Land Conservation Trust property was, exactly. Here’s where it is: At the end of the … [Read more...]