Passport to Nature, Mass Audubon Long Pasture, Barnstable August 2016 The little center in Barnstable on the western end of Cape Cod is, I think, the newest of the Mass Audubon Centers. It's in a house that has been converted to... well, most of it appears to still be a house, but the living room is now a … [Read more...]
Hole-in-the-Wall Beach Bridge
Choo! Ch-hole The Hole-in-the-Wall Beach Bridge Niantic (East Lyme) I am creating this page because one day, in May 2011, I was poking around the Niantic area of East Lyme. I saw an interpretive sign near here and went to go check it out. Then a train came over this little tunnel, which leads to a semi-public … [Read more...]
SLT: Stratton Brook State Park
Stratton Brook State Park Simsbury Land Trust/State Park October 27, 2013 I’ve been to Stratton Brook a bunch of times, but only to take Damian sunning and swimming at the pond over there. (Back when the State Park Passes weren’t absurdly expensive, this was our go-to summer swimming hole since it’s so close to … [Read more...]
Lake Waramaug State Park
Lake Waramaug State Park Kent July 5&7, 2013 I live in West Hartford, about an hour away from Kent. So why in the world did I go to Lake Waramaug twice in 3 days? Especially when we had no plans to even go at all two days prior? Friends, this is what life is all about. Life with kids anyway. When you are … [Read more...]
Pomperaug Trail
Pomp and CTMQstance Pomperaug Trail, 4.6 miles in Oxford and Southbury January 14 & September 16, 2012 As I sit to write this I see that I apparently struggled several months ago in figuring out how to present this section of mid-Housatonic River Trails. The CFPA Walk Books call them "Lake Zoar Area Trails," … [Read more...]
Camp Harkness State Park
Camp Harkness State Park Waterford 2017 Important Update! Due to state budgetary constraints, Camp Harkness may be closed. While I understand that this affects relative few, it would be crushing to us. And many other special needs families. Just awful. Please sign this petition if you want to keep me and my … [Read more...]
Mashamoquet Brook State Park
Mashamoquet Brook State Park Pomfret April 17, 2011 Also check out my 2017 hike of the park with my sons! Nothing quite like the rare state park with unrelated museum! I have this weird hang-up about writing up things that I don’t feel I’ve fully experienced. Like this park, for example. I hiked the … [Read more...]
Sherwood Island State Park
Sherwood Island State Park Westport Now you’d think that when I listed my top five Connecticut state parks that they’d all be up in the northwest hills. And even though I’ve never thought about such a list, you’d probably be 80% right. But I think there is a good chance that Sherwood Island would sneak onto that … [Read more...]
Mount Tom State Park
Mt. Tom State Park Litchfield, Morris, Washington July 3, 2010 This is perhaps the easiest state park write-up in the state. Why? Because it’s small and there are two activities here. I did both on a sunny Saturday in July while Hoang and Damian stuck to the one they most enjoy: hitting the beach. As a … [Read more...]
Day Pond State Park
Day Pond State Park Colchester Who spends the Fourth of July at some podunk little pond in the podunk town of Colchester? Well, aside from us, some irresponsible parents, that’s who. Our plan was to hit Rocky Neck beach down in Niantic. It was wicked hot and apparently we weren’t the only residents with that … [Read more...]