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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

Mt. Monadnock

September 26, 2017 by Steve 3 Comments

Mt. Monadnock (3,150 feet) Jaffrey, NH September 21, 2017 25th on 52WAV (Me: 1/52; Calvin: 1/52) 35th on NEFF (Me: 6/50; Calvin 1/50) I could write 5,000 words on this page. But I won’t. Just know that Calvin’s first “real mountain” was pretty much everything I could have dreamed it would be for him. Why? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classic, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Peakbagging Tagged With: 52WAV, Calvin, New Hampshire

Major Michael Donnelly Land Preserve

September 20, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

Respect South Windsor: Major Michael Donnelly Land Preserve ~1 mile, June 2017 There are five trailed properties on my South Windsor town trails list. I had this idea to just bundle them all together when I write them up because really, I think we can agree that South Windsor's town trails aren't exactly clickbait … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: South Windsor

Danbury’s Town Trails

September 15, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Danbury’s Town Trails Danbury is one of Connecticut’s few true cities. We have a bunch of towns that are officially cities, but when listing city cities, my list is pretty short. Danbury makes the cut. So it’s cool that there are a bunch of trails in Danbury; owned and maintained, ostensibly, by the city. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Danbury

Candlewood Valley Regional Land Trust Intro

September 15, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Candlewood Valley Regional Land Trust Danbury & New Fairfield How exciting! The Land Trust of Danbury and the New Fairfield Land Trust have merged together to form the bigger, stronger, better... Candlewood Valley Regional Land Trust! It's funny that I'm seeing this happening more and more in the land trust world; … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: candlewood Valley Regional Land Trust, Danbury, new fairfield

RCC: Sarah Bishop

September 13, 2017 by Steve 2 Comments

A Hermitess Bishop? Ridgefield Conservation Commission (RCC): Sarah Bishop ~.75 Miles, June 2017 This was my second Ridgefield Conservation Commission hike and if all their little properties are as well cleared and blazed as this one, I'm going to be happy ripping through their extensive list of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Damian, Dubious Claims, Hikes with my Boys, Ridgefield, ridgefield conservation commission

SLC: The Mountain Brook Wildlife Preserve

September 7, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

Nice Parking Lot. With a Nice Sign. Suffield Land Conservancy (SLC): Mountain Brook Wildlife Preserve ~.75 Miles, June 2017 See my subtitle above? It’s accurate. This little preserve in Suffield has a nice little parking lot. There’s also a nice sign. And a little bench overlooking a marshy pond. If you happen to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Suffield, suffield land conservancy

TSTL’17.11: Chatfield Hollow State Park

August 31, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #11 Chatfield Hollow State Park, Killingworth July 22, 2017 This Challenge point represented an all-new state park for me! That’s right, even though Chatfield Hollow contains a little nature center museum, “caves,” a covered bridge, a swimming pond, and a CFPA trail … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Calvin, chatfield hollow state park, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Hiking Challenges with Rewards, killingworth, Sky's the Limit Challenge

SCC: Woodlawn Trail

August 11, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

The World is Upside-Down Stafford Conservation Commission (SCC): Woodlawn ~2 Miles, July 2017 I lamented the lack of proper scaling on the three Stafford Conservation Commission trail maps back when Damian and I explored the Diamond Ledges over in West Stafford. I don’t wish to belabor the point, but for a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Stafford, stafford conservation commission

Scantic River State Park (Scitico/East)

August 7, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

More Than Scant Remains Scantic River State Park, Enfield/Somers ~2 miles of mish-mashing around, November 2016 & February 2017 I’ve been procrastinating on writing up my treks in Scantic River State Park for a while. Simply put, it’s all a bit confusing. Parts of it are called Scantic River Linear Park. Some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Damian, Enfield, Hikes with my Boys, scantic river state park, Somers

Scantic River State Park (Hazardville/West)

August 7, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

Hazarding a Guess... Scantic River State Park, Enfield ~2 miles of mish-mashing around, November 2016 & February 2017 I’ve been procrastinating on writing up my treks in Scantic River State Park for a while. Simply put, it’s all a bit confusing. Parts of it are called Scantic River Linear Park. Some sources refer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Damian, Enfield, Hikes with my Boys, Industrial History, scantic river state park

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