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State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites
State Highpointing Intro
Why State Highpointing?
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Highpointing and Peak-Bagging Intro

Wolf Den

April 22, 2011 by Steve 11 Comments

Ol' Put 'Er Down Mashamoquet Brook State Park, Pomfret 2011 & 2017 I visited Wolf Den on more than one occasion, so I'm combining two separate pages into one. 2011 Ask people ‘round here where the Wolf Den is and they’ll most likely point you to Mohegan Sun Casino's concert arena. And while that’s a late … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Caves & Dens, Dubious Claims, Mashamoquet Brook State Park, Pomfret

Indian Chair & Table Rock

April 22, 2011 by Steve Leave a Comment

Pull Up a Chair to the Table Mashamoquet Brook State Park, Pomfret There's more than two named rocks at Mashamoquet Brook State Park, but you've chosen to read this page, so I won't hold you back... Indian Chair It’s a rock. Shaped like a chair. It’s in the middle of the woods at Mashamoquet Brook State Park … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Cool Geology, Cool Rocks, Mashamoquet Brook State Park, Pomfret

Southford Falls State Park

April 9, 2011 by Steve Leave a Comment

Southford Falls State Park Southbury/Oxford April 2, 2011 This is, in a way, the perfect state park for me to deal with here on CTMQ. I’ve always had issues with how in the world to write about some of these places; it’s not like I can do everything on offer in each park – nor do I even want to do that. But at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Cool Bridges, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Observation Towers, Oxford, Southbury, southford falls state park

Southford Falls

April 9, 2011 by Steve Leave a Comment

Southford Falls State Park Oxford April 2, 2011 For more on Southford Falls State Park, check out my dedicated park page. For more on the Southford Falls Watchtower, check out my dedicated tower page. As I start writing this, I realize that for some reason Damian always seems to be with me on waterfall … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Justin Coleman Photography, Oxford, Southbury, southford falls, southford falls state park, Waterfalls

Southford Falls Watchtower

April 5, 2011 by Steve 1 Comment

Southford Falls Watchtower Southford Falls State Park, Oxford Metal Fire Tower (~25 feet) on Unnamed hill (not too high) This page is only about the Southford Falls State Park's watchtowner. For more on the falls themselves, go here. For more on the state park, go here. And for a more recent trip to the watchtower … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Observation Towers, Oxford, southford falls state park

Heublein Tower

April 2, 2011 by Steve 4 Comments

Heublein Tower on Talcott Mountain Simsbury Stone Tower (165 feet) on Talcott Mountain summit (1000 feet) For everything else at Talcott Mountain State Park, go here. I don’t know which of CT’s lookout towers is the most visited, but surely it’s either this one or perhaps Sleeping Giant’s. I would guess … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Great Views, Metacomet Trail, Observation Towers, Simsbury, Talcott Mountain State Park

Sleeping Giant Tower

April 1, 2011 by Steve 1 Comment

Sleeping Giant Lookout Tower Hamden Stone Tower (~38 feet) on Sleeping Giant’s Hip (~769 feet) For more on one particular hike up to the tower (mine), go here. For another hike up to the tower with my sons, go here. Ah, the venerable stone tower on the Giant. I would guess that this is the most visited … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Giant Master, Great Views, Hamden, Hikes with my Boys, national recreation trail, Observation Towers, Sleeping Giant State Park

Mount Tom Tower

March 7, 2011 by Steve 3 Comments

Mt. Tom Lookout Tower, Morris Stone Tower (34 feet) on Mt. Tom summit (1325 feet) Since I've visited Mt. Tom for different reasons over the years, there are multiple pages for this small park, but this page is only about the observation tower. You know how in California the locals are always bragging about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: Great Views, Litchfield, Morris, Mt Tom State Park, Observation Towers, Washington

Haystack Mountain Tower

March 7, 2011 by Steve Leave a Comment

Haystack Mountain Lookout Tower Norfolk Stone Tower (34 feet) on Haystack Mountain summit (1716 feet) (For more on the hike up and the state park, Go here. This page is only about the tower.) The 34 foot high stone tower at the summit of Haystack Mountain (1716 feet above sea level) allows visitors to see Long … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: Great Views, haystack mountain state park, Norfolk, Observation Towers

Sleeping Giant: Tower and Orange Trails

February 12, 2011 by Steve 5 Comments

SGSP E-W Traverse 2+ (Orange, Tower, and a Bit of White Trails) Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, ~5 miles total (solo) February 6, 2011 It’s a shame that I completely screwed up my well-laid-out plan to become a Giant Master. I had it all planned; it was going to be 5 different hikes through the park in 5 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Giant Master, Great Views, Hamden, national recreation trail, Observation Towers, Sleeping Giant State Park

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