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CTMQ's Guide to Suffield

Fliegel Farm Woods

May 23, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Blow Your Fliegel Horn Fliegel Farm Woods, Ashford April 2017 This is a Joshua's Trust property. The following page is entirely unfair. I’m sure this is a lovely little trail in late May through July. Before the ferns unfurl? Not so much. Part of the allure of these little trailed properties all over … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Ashford, Joshua's Trust

Iron Mine Valley

May 23, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

I’ll Preserve What’s Iron Mine Iron Mine Valley Preserve April 2017 This is a Joshua's Trust property. Joshua’s Trust has seven trailed properties in Ashford. They do a great job not only in this town, but across all the towns in which they manage properties. Iron Mine Valley was the first of several … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Ashford, Industrial History, Joshua's Trust

Ashford Memorial Park

May 22, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Thanks for the Memories Ashford Memorial Park, Ashford April 2017 Finding this place is half the battle. Tiny little one way roads, neighborhoods, seasonal openings... but find it I did and a-hikin’ we go. Ashford’s Memorial Park is really nice. The soccer field is pristine. The playground looks fun for … [Read more...]

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

Hockanum River Trail 14: Adams Mill

May 20, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

It Felt Like My Birthday! Hockanum River Trail: Adams Mill, Manchester ~2 miles, December 2016 If you are reading my thru-hike of the Hockanum River Trail in order (generally south to north), you have already read the Hackett Trail page. If you haven’t, it’s a fun one and you should. Better yet, start at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: hockanum river trail, hockanum river watershed association, Industrial History, Manchester

Talcott Ravine

May 18, 2017 by Steve 4 Comments

No, Really! It’s a Real Ravine! Northern CT Land Trust: Talcott Ravine, Vernon May 2017 Be honest with yourself; if someone said, “hey, let’s go check out that ravine in Vernon,” what would you think? You’d think that person is either lying, crazy, or both. Well, the ravine is real. And it’s spectacular. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Cool Geology, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Industrial History, Northern Connecticut Land Trust, Vernon

Manchester: Complete!

May 18, 2017 by Steve 6 Comments

Manchester: Complete! Cavey’s (Closed) Here is the CTMQ Guide to Manchester with my list and stories about everything I've done there! After a decade of writing CTMQ, I decided to try to “complete” towns. In that decade of traveling and writing, I had already done a lot of stuff in many of our towns … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Post, Town Completion Celebrations Tagged With: Hoang, Manchester

TSTL’17.7 Indian Well State Park

May 15, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #7 Indian Well State Park (The Well), Shelton March 18, 2017 We had to go to IKEA for something. I never just drive to New Haven without picking up at least one or two things for CTMQ along the way. “Oh, hey, look! There’s a Sky’s the Limit Challenge spot right … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Another Freaking Jumping Indian, Calvin, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Hiking Challenges with Rewards, indian well state park, Shelton, Sky's the Limit Challenge

CTMQ’s Guide to Suffield

May 15, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything Suffield I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Suffield CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: Suffield

CTMQ’s Guide to South Windsor

May 9, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

Everything South Windsor I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” South Windsor CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: South Windsor

Indian Trail & Hatch Hill

May 9, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Maybe Someday Northern CT Land Trust: Indian Trail & Hatch Hill, Vernon May 2017 This page’s existence is dumb. I didn’t hike anything here because I saw no trails to hike. Indian Trail Preserve in the southeastern corner of Vernon (near Valley Falls) certainly used to have trails. It has a handsome plaque upon a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Northern Connecticut Land Trust, Vernon

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