Fore Score Mill Brook Open Space, Windsor October 2021 You'd think there would be more abandoned golf courses turned into reclaimed open space for passive recreation around Connecticut. I'm sure there are a few more than I'm aware of at the moment, but I can only think of Pistol Creek in Berlin and this one, in … [Read more...]
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JT: Tobiassen Memorial Forest, Auperin, & Weigold Conservation Areas
A Rare Three-fer Joshua's Trust Tobiassen Memorial Forest, Plus Auperin & Weigold Conservation Areas, Tolland June 2021 This is a Joshua's Trust property. As my son Calvin continues to play soccer at a fairly high level (for a 10-year-old, such as that is), his training and playing continues to take me around … [Read more...]
Crystal Pond Park
Camp Nah Crystal Pond Park/Camp Nahaco Trails, Eastford & Woodstock September 2021 If you ever find yourself on the winding backroads west of Crystal Pond Park, you may drive through the expansive Buell Orchards on a September afternoon. If you do, you will be a little freaked out because you're in Eastford, but … [Read more...]
Boston Turnpike Trail
This Trail is History Boston Turnpike Trail, Eastford September 2021 I can't pretend that I knew that this short loop trail in Eastford held any historical import when I first became aware of it and added it to my list of things to do in Eastford. Yes. That's right. I actually had a list of things to do in … [Read more...]
JT: Hubbard Sanctuary & Garrison Park
Hubba Hubbard Joshua's Trust Hubbard Sanctuary & Agnes' Pasture & Garrison Park, Chaplin March 2021 This is a Joshua's Trust property. There's a lot going on here. Okay, not really, but there's a lot going on here in terms of landowners and managers and trail rights and easements and activities. And for … [Read more...]
Cross Farms Recreation Complex
Cross This Off My List Cross Farms Recreation Complex, Tolland June 2021 Tolland is a big town with lots of woods and lots of those woods have trails. If I'm to actually red-line Tolland (that is, hike every trail in town), I need to get crackin'. Despite all of its trails, most people view Tolland as either a) … [Read more...]
Nepaug Dam & Reservoir Trails
Damn! Nepaug Dam & Reservoir Trails, Burlington, Canton, & New Hartford December 2020 My favorite fact about this property is that the main paved path here used to be a road open to vehicular traffic. I don't know when this was changed, but I'm pretty sure it was in my lifetime. Yes, Torrington Avenue used to veer … [Read more...]
Harris Brook/Salem Nature Trail
It's Just the Nature of This Place Harris Brook/Salem Nature Trail, Salem December 2020 Just another little trail network off the beaten path in Salem. Park, walk, take pictures, and check it off the list. Simple, right? C'mon. You know these things are never quite as simple as that. For starters, I have no … [Read more...]
Rockhouse Hill Sanctuary West
Rockin' the House Rockhouse Hill Sanctuary West, Oxford November 2020 Over my many years of hiking and writing about many hundreds of trails in Connecticut, I've had a few bad takes on mountain bikers. My thinking on the topic has evolved over the years and I've come to respect and appreciate what the New England … [Read more...]
Diana’s Pool Falls & Trail
The Pull of Diana Diana's Pool Falls & Trail, Chaplin March 2021 Chaplin is a funny town. There it is, quietly existing in eastern Connecticut... no one bothers Chaplin, Chaplin doesn't bother anyone. Aside from a few trails coursing through town, there's really not much in town bringing in people from elsewhere. … [Read more...]
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