Run To The Hills Heritage Bridge Trail, Farmington November 2025 Sometimes my titles are groan-inducing puns. Sometimes they're downright clever if I do say so myself. Sometimes they're niche. And sometimes they're very, very niche. This page's would be pretty niche. And I'm just going to leave it at that. … [Read more...]
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Satan’s Kingdom (Bethany)
Well, That Stinks Historical/Apocryphal Satan's Kingdom (Bethany) Bethany is a rural town with a lot of horses. Parts of Bethany smell like horses. But that's better than smelling like sulphur and hellfire and brimstone. Residents should be happy that the unnamed guy from the 18th century apparently didn't wield … [Read more...]
Tower Hill Preserve
Cabin Fever Tower Hill Preserve, Chaplin December 2025 This is a Joshua's Trust property. I walked this trail on a Monday during Christmas week. So imagine my surprise pulling into the parking area and finding two other cars there. In Chaplin! Wonderful! I parked and since this is a 1.3 mile relatively flat … [Read more...]
Lyman Homestead
Simple Lyman, Not Just a Pieman Lyman Homestead, Middlefield (Location) December 2025 The Lyman Homestead is on the Connecticut Underground Railroad Trail, part of The Freedom Trail. Connecticut museum visit #554. The Lyman family is Middlefield and Middlefield is Lyman. The present day orchards with it's … [Read more...]
Transcend Beer Crafters
Translucence at Transcend? Transcendent! Transcend Beer Crafters, Plainville December 2025 Lots of people love what Transcend is famous for. I would go so far as to say that Transcend is probably good at what they are famous for doing. I have strong opinions on this thing that they do, but they are just that: my … [Read more...]
King Property/Middlefield Dog Park Trail
It Doesn't Matta! King Property/Middlefield Dog Park Trail, Middlefield December 2025 This 1.5 mile loop isn't the Mattabassett Trail, although it connects to it. And while its trailhead is on Mattabeseck Road...oh, it doesn't Matta! It's a nice little trail in its own right! And it's hard to come by … [Read more...]
The Leslie Knope Promenade
You Schur They Won't Say Knope? The Leslie Knope Promenade, West Hartford I've lived in West Hartford since 2001 or so. It has its pluses and minuses for sure. The quips and insults hurled its way are often more or less true, and no one is a bigger critic of the town's decision-making than me. The powers that be … [Read more...]
Rankin Preserve
I Am Not Rankin' on This Place! Rankin Preserve, Ashford January 2017 & December 2025 This is a Joshua's Trust property. I first came here in 2017 before the loop trail existed, so I returned in 2025. Back in 2017 I hopped out of my car, snapped a picture of the sign, jogged down the old woods road to its end … [Read more...]
Old Stone School House
Stone Cold Stunner Old Stone School House, Farmington (Location) December 2025 Connecticut museum visit #553. Of course I'd had this Farmington Historical Society gem on my list of Connecticut museums for years and years. It was always just one of those, "oh yeah, that. I'll get to it someday" places. Well, … [Read more...]
Dr. William T. Cogswell Memorial Fountain
Grab a Beer For This One Dr. William T. Cogswell Statue, Vernon December 2025 Everything about this statue is funny to me. And, fortunately, it's apparently funny to almost everyone else too. The fact that it still stands here in the center of the Rockville downtown section of Vernon is also kind of funny. … [Read more...]
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