Falling Into Winter Past an Old Spring in Somers Northern Connecticut Land Trust: Bald Mountain Preserve, Somers December 2023 Bald Mountain in Somers, the highest point in the town and the highest point along the Connecticut River Valley in the state, is worth your time. No, not because it's the highest point in … [Read more...]
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Somersville Mill Trail
Late Fall in Somers Somersville Mill Trail, Enfield & Somers November 2023 My wife has asked me on occasion if I remember every trail I hike for this website. For years, I'd confidently answer "yes." In fact, my hubris was so great that I would claim that I'd know on which trail any given picture was taken. … [Read more...]
Frederick White Farm Trails
White Farm, Brown Socks Frederick White Farm Trails, Durham November 2023 I like a good farm hike. I really like a good farm hike when the trails are well maintained. At the White Farm in Durham, the town does the best they can with what they have. They certainly can't help that many of the trails are … [Read more...]
IAIS Trails
I IS what I AM Washington April 2019 The Institute for American Indian Studies has nature trails. Not extensive nature trails, but they have trails. Mapped and blazed trails. And that means they get a page unto themselves here on CTMQ. The Institute for American Indian Studies has a FAQ section on their … [Read more...]
Panthorn Park
Sort of Sneaker'd Up On Me Panthorn Park, Southington October 2023 I've written before that I think "Panthorn" is just a cool name. And it coulda shoulda been the name of Southington. Samuel Woodruff, Southington's first white settler, moved from Farmington to the area then known as "Panthorne" that was settled in … [Read more...]
Mie’s Trail/I-Park Trails (Private)
Mie, Myself, and I-Park Mie's Trail/I-Park Trails, East Haddam November 2013 I-Park is a private preserve with several open houses during the year. Only walk these trails during those times. I-Park is awesome. I absolutely love it and highly encourage you to visit when they have their Open Houses. If and when … [Read more...]
Curtis Woodland
I Came, I Sawmilled, I Turned Around Curtis Woodland, Durham September 2023 I don't believe in omens. But if I did, hoo boy, I'd have never bothered entering the woods here in northwest Durham. And maybe, due to my experience here, I'll start believing such things a tiny bit more. Curtis Woodland has been a … [Read more...]
Camp Aya-Po
Ay! Yo! Wine! Pow! Camp Aya-Po, Somers August 2023 There are four trails at Camp Aya-Po, which is no longer a camp. But it was a camp for a long time - and not even a scout camp, but a YWCA camp. Camp Aya-Po was founded in 1922 and opened in 1927, and closed after the summer of 2008. There was a period of … [Read more...]
Worthington Vineyards Nature Trails
Like Hike Hike? Sike. Worthington Vineyard Nature Trails, Somers August 2023 This place is a lovely place to stroll around when the weather is nice and the flowers are in bloom. In fact, it's one of the best places. However, if you want to actually hike, like hike hike, this is not the place to do it. While there … [Read more...]
Ferry, Great Meadows, & Surwilo Parks
Eh, Nah, Kinda Various Riverside Parcels, Rocky Hill August 2023 You come to Rocky Hill's Ferry Park to do one of three things: Ride the historic Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry, fish, or eat at the little seafood shack that may or may not exist when you read this. You walk north into the Great Meadows to go birding … [Read more...]
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