Coming Up Daisy Fennerswood Preserve, Stonington November 2022 This is an Avalonia Land Conservancy property You all should know that I love the Avalonia Land Conservancy. Their advocacy, their reach, their passion, their website... all absolutely top notch. And they have a ton of properties all over … [Read more...]
Knox Preserve
Knoxing About Knox Preserve, Stonington November 2022 This is an Avalonia Land Conservancy property. Everyone knows I love Stonington. Heck, everyone loves Stonington. How could you not love Stonington? Stonington is so cool that even the little one mile (in total) trail network squeezed in between the … [Read more...]
Marcia Woolworth Porter Preserve
Barely a Five and Dime Trail Marcia Woolworth Porter Preserve, Stonington November 2022 This is an Avalonia Land Conservancy property. I spent more time looking for this trail than hiking it. And I spent more time gawking at the waterside mansions down here than walking the out and back spur. But... the … [Read more...]
Simmons Preserve
Quanaduck! Simmons Preserve, Stonington January 2016 This is an Avalonia Land Conservancy property. This is not a hike. It's barely a stroll. But here we are... writing and reading about it. Hey, if the excellent Avalonia Land Conservancy feels this place is worthy of preservation, and has written about it, … [Read more...]
Walden Preserve
A Thoreauly Wonderful Preserve Walden Preserve, Salem December 2020 This is a Nature Conservancy preserve, managed by the Salem Chapter of the Avalonia Land Conservancy. I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it … [Read more...]
Barrett Preserve
Grin and Barrett Barrett Preserve, Ledyard January 2016 This is an Avalonia Land Conservancy property. It's always moderately interesting to hike through managed forests. Especially if they are being actively managed like Avalonia Land Conservancy's Barrett Preserve was when Damian and I checked it out. … [Read more...]
Dodge Paddock/Beal Preserve
Couldn’t Dodge Sandy Dodge Paddock/Beal Preserve , Stonington May 2015 This is an Avalonia Land Conservancy property. This post pretty much represents everything I love about these particular tiny little land trust properties – and every reason why I continue exploring them and writing about them. This little … [Read more...]
Shunock River Estates Bridge
Connecticut’s Covered Bridge to Nowhere Shunock River Estates Bridge, North Stonington September 28, 2014 One would think that this page would be quickly written and then lost in the massive sprawl of CTMQ. While the first part is correct, I’m not so sure about the second. For whatever reason, covered bridges … [Read more...]
Knox Family Farm Preserve
Knox on Wood Knox Family Farm Preserve, Stonington February 2014 This is an Avalonia Land Conservancy property. I used this hike as sort of a test. Could I drive to the furthest (by time) spot in Connecticut (more or less) alone with my two boys, hike a long (for them) hike, go to lunch, go to Beer'd Brewing … [Read more...]
Avalonia Land Conservancy Trails
Avalonia Land Conservancy Bozrah, Colchester, Griswold, Groton, Ledyard, Montville, North Stonington, Norwich, Preston, Salem, Stonington Okay, who took geology in college? You did? Awesome. I did too and while it was just one sort of side class for me I really enjoyed it. And no, “Rocks for Jocks” doesn’t … [Read more...]