This is No Game Enders Falls, Granby Multiple visits An alternate title for this page is “Wiggin Out.” That’s for all you sci-fi nerds out there. “This is Not Game”... “Wiggin Out”... both refer to Orson Scott Card’s seminal novel Ender’s Game of course, and the protagonist Ender Wiggin. Alas, these falls … [Read more...]
Granby’s Town Trails
Granby’s Town Trails You’d think that these intro pages would be easy for me to compile by now. And for the most part, they are. But every so often, I run into impossibilities. Granby presents some impossibilities. I blame one Mr. George P. McLean. The former Attorney General, Governor, Senator owned the … [Read more...]
Civil War Beech Tree
War’s a Beech Civil War Tree Granby It’s 2018 and I’m editing old Granby posts before “releasing” the CTMQ Complete Guide to Granby and I came across this from my Colton-Hayes Tobacco Barn Museum post of 2008. Because of its apparent uniqueness, I’m not bestowing this chunk of tree its own hallowed page on … [Read more...]
Carpenter’s Falls
Couldn’t Build a Better Falls Carpenter’s Falls, Granby April 8, 2018 As of this writing, I’m trying to sort out my “Complete Guide to Granby” and you may be surprised to learn there’s a lot going on here. At least for those of us who are into hiking and exploring the woods. I’ll spare you the confusion of … [Read more...]
Eversource Land Trust
Eversource Land Trust Brooklyn, East Granby, Enfield, Granby, Middletown, New Fairfield, Waterford, Windsor Locks, Surprising, isn’t it? We don’t really think of a giant utility as something that would create and manage a land trust. But here we are. And I’m here because of King’s Island; an oblong piece of … [Read more...]
GLT: The Godard Preserve
Rocketing Through Granby The Godard Preserve, Granby September 13, 2014 Godard... Goddard... Robert Goddard... "Rocketing Through Granby? ... Never mind. As per usual, I took a break hiking with the boys for the hotter months. I do this because, well, because it's hot and when it's hot, the deer ticks and … [Read more...]
Grass Roots Ice Cream
Careful, They May Have a Grass and Root Vegetable Flavor Grass Roots Creamery, Granby September 2, 2014 Major 2018 update at the bottom! (Some pictures here are from 2017 in addition to the 2014 ones.) As of today, in September 2014, Grass Roots' website is the most basic of websites. It is merely one page, … [Read more...]
GLT: Western Barndoor Hill Preserve
"Shut the Barn Door!" Western Barndoor Hill Preserve, Granby May 31, 2014 Those of you who have read through my various hikes in the upper Connecticut River Valley know that I have an affinity for the area. And while I usually cite Simsbury and Canton because they are closest to my home in West Hartford, but … [Read more...]
GLT: Mary Edwards Mountain Property
Mary, Mary, Why You Buggin? Mary Edwards Mountain Property, Granby May 4, 2014 North Granby. North Granby? Of course it’s just the northern part of Granby proper, but it really has a distinct flavor of its own. And that flavor is beautiful and remote. North Granby is way more Hartland than Granby. And … [Read more...]
Granby Land Trust Trails
Granby Land Trust Trails I like Granby. To get it out of the way, Granby includes North Granby and West Granby, but East Granby is its own town. East Granby’s just a’ight. Granby, along with Suffield, suffers the ignominy of being invaded by Southwick, Massachusetts – so all Nutmeggers should have a soft spot … [Read more...]