You Never Know What Comes in My Mail... Barkhamsted Lighthouse By Kenneth Feder I'm on a current kick of ripping through a giant stack of books I've had stacked for years. Literally years. Literarily years? Literally. Many of these books are what I lump into the category of "Connecticut books," which surely … [Read more...]
American Legion & Peoples State Forest Trails Intro
American Legion & Peoples State Forest Trails Barkhamsted I’ve been forced to create this page not to make you come here to get an extra website “hit” but because the CFPA combined these two trail networks into one. And since I follow their lead, here we are. So without further delay: American Legion State … [Read more...]
American Legion State Forest Trails
Buck Up, Turkeys American Legion State Forest Trails, Barkhamsted March 2016 & September 2007 The American Legion Forest is a smallish swath of state land west of the beautiful Barkhamsted Reservoir out near aptly named Pleasant Valley and Riverton sections of Barkhamsted. The West Branch of the Farmington … [Read more...]
Indian Council Caves
No Indians and Not Caves Indian Council Caves, Barkhamsted October 20, 2013 I’m not going to get into our fine state’s habit of naming boulder jumbles and overhanging cliffs “caves.” It’s what we do and what we’ve always done and we’re gonna keep doing it, goshdarnit. So with that, no, these caves are not caves. … [Read more...]
Tunxis Mainline Trail: Section 5
Section 5: Getting Into the Hartland Barkhamsted/Hartland, 13.1 miles, with my dad October 20, 2013 My pops is no spring chicken, but he’s a rather fit septuagenarian. So he was pretty pumped for this 13 mile (or so) jaunt through the wilds of north central Connecticut. Granted, my dad lives in Delaware and has no … [Read more...]
Falls Cut-off Trail Cascades
I’ll Cut Off Your Falls! Falls Cut-off Trail Cascades, Barkhamsted September 2007 I hiked all the trails at Peoples State Forest in 2007, but have revisited bits and pieces of them over the years since. It's just a great trail system in a beautiful part of the state and certainly an area I'd send anyone curious … [Read more...]
Tunxis Mainline Trail: Section 4
Section 4: Hike Sundown New Hartford, Barkhamsted, 7.6 miles, with my dad April 14, 2013 Over three and a half years. That’s how long it’s been since I’ve stepped foot on the 79 miles of Tunxis Trail. Three years and eight months. As pathetic as that is, it also highlights how great the CT 400 challenge is. … [Read more...]
Peter Greenwood Glass Blowing Studio
You Can Blow, But This Place Doesn’t Barkhamsted (Google Maps location) February 2010 Wow. Where to begin? This place is sort of like three museums in one: A Riverton history museum, a world-class art gallery and a glass blowing workshop/studio – all in an 1829 historic church that once housed the now defunct … [Read more...]
Concept of Freedom Trail: Barkhamsted
Lighthouse Archaeological Site, Barkhamsted People's State Forest, East River Road I had no idea this place was part of the Freedom Trail when I visited it originally: At this site was a village made up of Native Americans, African Americans, and whites who in their time were considered outcasts. The village … [Read more...]
The Hitchcock Museum (Closed)
Sit Down for This One... Barkhamsted RIP, slow death 1997-2005 Since I put this page together and after the museum closed, the company was revived and continues to live on: The Hitchcock Chair Company I'm not into classic Americana furniture in the least, nor will I ever be. I'll take a Le Corbusier or … [Read more...]