Natchaug Trail Ashford - Hampton, 19 miles March 2017 - July 2017 Ashford. Eastford. Chaplin. Hampton. Chances are, you can’t pinpoint these four Connecticut towns on a map. But don’t despair! When it comes to hiking through the wilds of Connecticut, I consider this a good thing. In fact, The Natchaug … [Read more...]
Russian-Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist Union
Russian-Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist Union Ashford This is one of those posts that very few will read and many more will question why it even exists. I’m in the the “many more” group. I think we can all agree that I can’t chase down every superlative and “first” and “only” in Connecticut. Hypothetically, the … [Read more...]
Tinkerville Brook Preserve
He Prefers LEGO to Tinker Toys, But... Tinkerville Brook Preserve, Ashford January 2017 This is a Joshua's Trust property. I’m not sure what I was thinking, shuffling my five-year-old into the car for the trip out to Ashford to do some short hikes within some Joshua’s Trust properties. There was barely any … [Read more...]
Lucas Douglass’s Grave
The Extra ‘s’ Makes it More Special. Or Funnier. Lucas Douglass’s Monument to Himself, Ashford December 2016 Avid CTMQ readers know that I’m not a cemetery guy. But you also know that there are several interesting cemeteries around the state. And within some of them, there are uniquely fascinating … [Read more...]
Pixie Falls
A Dusting of Snow that Stix Pixie Falls, Ashford February 2016 The only thing weaker than these falls is the tortured title of this page. But you’re used to both by now. Connecticut waterfalls are often weak and my titles? Oof. The waterfall is not only named in the CFPA Walk Book, but someone cleared a … [Read more...]
Ladies Room Rock
Get a Room Ladies Room Rock, Ashford Writing individual pages about named rocks in Connecticut is a dicey proposition. Where does one draw the line? I can’t possible write about every named rock. After all, you could name a rock tomorrow just to mess with me. (Don’t do that.) But some named rocks … [Read more...]
Pompey Hollow Park
Circumstance Brought Me to Pompey Pompey Hollow Park, Ashford January 2017 When I decided to visit and write-up “everything” in Connecticut’s 169 towns, the one area I wavered on was these little “town land trails.” I still don’t really know where to draw the line to be honest with you. I’ve sort of … [Read more...]
The Ashford Oak
”This Place is Dead Anyway” The Ashford Oak January 2017 This is a Joshua's Trust property. There’s a line in 1996’s Swingers that my wife and I love so much we use it anytime we can. The boys in the film are at an absolutely packed LA club and a suggestion is made to leave and go to a party in the … [Read more...]
Windham County Highpoint: Snow Hill
Snow Hill Windham County Highpoint (1,210 Feet), Ashford December 2016 With Connecticut moving from counties to "Council of governments planning regions," Snow Hill is only a highpoint in a historical sense, as it is now located in a COG planning region with a higher point. When I decided to add Connecticut's … [Read more...]
Westford Hill Distillers
Eau-de-Wheeeeeeee! Westford Hill Distillers, Ashford June 2013 Westford Hill is internationally renowned and yet it's fairly likely you've never heard of them. Westford Hill is on Chatey Road in Ashford and is owned and operated by Louis and Margaret Chatey and I'm pretty sure you don't live on a road named … [Read more...]