A Real Pistol-Paug Routes 157/68 to Stage Coach Road, Wallingford & Durham July 2008 Note: This was written in 2008, so please forgive the tiny picture formatting. If you want to start at the beginning of the trail, go the Mattabesett Intro here. Phew! It's a hot one! No, not so much the 95-degree heat that … [Read more...]
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State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites
State Highpointing Intro
Why State Highpointing?
Land Trust Trails
Connecticut Hiking Challenges & Rewards
CFPA Trails & The Blue Trails Challenge
Town Owned Trails
Peakbagging Tallies
Highpointing and Peak-Bagging Intro
Lone Pine Trail
In the Pine, In the Pine... Where the Sun Never Shines Madison & Guilford, 4.1 miles, solo August 1, 2008 I'll say it... This is not my favorite trail in Connecticut. Now that that's out of the way, you ask, "Why?" Was it the fact that there were zero views? That dusk set in about halfway through? That my … [Read more...]
Tunxis Burlington Region: Purple, Red, Orange, & Green Dot Trails
A Devil of a Time; a Helluva Hike Burlington, 6 trails, ~10 miles June 29, 2008 [2015 Update: In late 2014, the Tunxis Trail in Burlington got a makeover. I’ve corrected and updated all my relevant pages to better fit the new reality in the woods and on the maps. So if some of this sounds clunky, that’s why. … [Read more...]
Mattabesett Trail: Section 3
I Besecks Thee! Routes 66/147 - Routes 68/157, Middlefield, Meriden, Wallingford, & Durham July 2008 Note: This was written in 2008, so please forgive the tiny picture formatting. If you want to start at the beginning of the trail, go the Mattabesett Intro here. Aye! I made up a word! To "besecks!" That … [Read more...]
Mattabesett Trail: Section 2
Higby Hollow... Hollow Head Country Club Road - Route 66, Middletown & Middlefield July 2008 Note: This was written in 2008, so please forgive the tiny picture formatting. If you want to start at the beginning of the trail, go the Mattabesett Intro here. Also, you're now reading this many years after I hiked this … [Read more...]
The Largest Beach
Hammona Hammona Hammona! Hammonasset Beach, Madison July 12, 2008 I love my title. While there is certainly no "correct" spelling of the phrase, there is a correct usage. The Urban Dictionary defines it as, "a sensual way to say hottie." (They happen to spell it "humana humana" which is an insurance company … [Read more...]
Mattabesett Trail: Section 1
I Have But One Lament... Berlin Turnpike to Country Club Road, Berlin, Meriden, & Middletown May 2008 ...And that lament is this: Indeed. Lots and lots of it. On the ground, on trees, in shrub form, on my shins, behind my knees, fingers, arms nose, eyelid, ear, stomach, neck, some here, some there... Yes, … [Read more...]
Mattabesett Trail Intro
Mattabesett Trail (part of The New England National Scenic Trail) Berlin to Middletown, ~65 miles Began: May 2008 Completed: November 2008 Major reroute update: November 2023 Post-2009 is an exciting time to hike the Mattabesett Trail! Why? Because our Federal government finally stopped worrying about … [Read more...]
Tunxis Southington Region: North
Compouncing a Good Thing Bristol/Southington, 2 Trails, ~ 6.5 miles, solo March 22, 2008 Parts of these trails have been closed and reopened since I wrote this page, due to property ownership issues. I hope they always stay open because they are fun trails - but be sure to check the CFPA site. A month prior … [Read more...]
Tunxis Southington Region: South
Some nICE Surprises Southington/Wolcott, 4 Trails, with RobY February 2008 While I'm intent on completing the Tunxis Mainline South to North in an orderly fashion, the three regional trail sections (consisting of 17 trails or so) I'm not really too concerned with how I do them, just that I get them done. And … [Read more...]
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