Aw, Cuss. Cusgutter Falls, Bristol March 2008 For a longer description of the hike on the Cascade and other Tunxis Regional Trails in Southington and Bristol, you can leave and go here. Aw, cuss... I’m writing up these falls in 2016. I hiked past them nearly eight years ago. If you’ve been following CTMQ for a … [Read more...]
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Gorge Cascade Falls
I Saw a Gorge At Least Gorge Cascade Falls, Hamden July 2011 For a longer description of the hike on the Red Circle Trail at Sleeping Giant, go here. It's a bit silly of me to write up these falls with only my one visit to them under my belt. For the simple reason that my visit came in the middle of a dry … [Read more...]
Spruce Glen Falls
Fall Away From the Highway Spruce Glen Falls, Wallingford January 3, 2016 When I found my way to the end of an industrial road in Wallingford and set out on my hike around the Orchard-Spruce Glen land trust property, I had no idea people would actually care. I can never predict which things I write about … [Read more...]
WLT: Farnam Field
Um, Kestrels are Really Cool Farnam Field, .5 mile, Wallingford Land Trust January 16, 2015 I have no idea when you're reading this, but for some reason, once I started doing these little Wallingford Land Trust hikes, they've received way more interest than I'd ever thought possible. So I'm just going to keep on … [Read more...]
WLT: Fresh Meadows
Fresh as a Fetid Swamp Fresh Meadows, .5 mile, Wallingford Land Trust January 10, 2015 Do not hike this hike. Seriously. Don't. Now, I'm a guy who hikes any hike anywhere. I revel in the obscure, the urban, the creepy, and the strange. I am drawn to weird little land trust properties squeezed into … [Read more...]
WLT: Orchard and Spruce Glen
Not Bad. Could be Spruced up a Bit Orchard and Spruce Glen, ~2 miles, Wallingford Land Trust January 10, 2015 On the last day of a very long Christmas break with my children, I had to get out of the house. I had to hike. My random choice of Wallingford Land Trust trails was only slightly random: WLT can be … [Read more...]
Grace Farms
Graceful Grace Farms New Canaan This is the first post I'm writing in 2016. Perhaps it will grant me the grace and peace I need to continue forward in a kind and forgiving manner. But most likely not. (I am posting larger pictures than ever before on CTMQ. Enjoy!) I pulled off the Merritt after our … [Read more...]
Sleeping Giant: Nature and Red Trails
SGSP N-S Traverses (5 Red Trails & The Nature Trail) Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, ~9 miles total (solo) July 17, 2011 I'm dumb. No, I'm not dumb for setting out to hike all 5 up and down red trails on a blisteringly hot and humid July day. And no, I'm not dumb for having written this page already but … [Read more...]
242. Yale Center for British Art
Right, Then. Jolly Good. New Haven (Google Maps location) November 9, 2012 The Yale Center for British Art is a Connecticut Art Trail site. Spoiler Alert: When coupled with the neighboring Yale University Art Gallery, you simply can’t find a better day of art in Connecticut. Oh yeah, both are F-R-E-E, free, … [Read more...]
Burlington Trail Master!
I Have Mastered Burlington Burlington Trail Master April 2008 - November 2015 I have a painful admission. Becoming a Burlington Trail Master didn't excite me as much as I thought it would. Don't get me wrong - I was and still am excited to be a BTM. But perhaps my celebration was a bit muted because, … [Read more...]
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