Take a Gap 12 Years Andover Gap/Memorial Bridge Andover Quick! What's the hottest, hippest, and coolest thing in all of Andover, Connecticut? You guessed it, it's the little covered bridge over Hebron Road, just off of route 6 and next to the town's history museum. Yes, Connecticut has two "really real" … [Read more...]
Hop River State Park Trail: Section 3
Another Notch in Our Belts Bolton Notch State Park to Parker Bridge Road, 8.5 Miles Bolton, Coventry, & Andover, May 2020 As Calvin and I rode the first mile or so of this section of the Hop River State Park Trail, I pondered aloud, "This may be one of the coolest stretches of Rails-to-Trails in all of … [Read more...]
Paul Ode Trail & Fred Wolfe Park
An Ode to a Wolfe Paul Ode Trail & Fred Wolfe Park Trails, Orange January 2020 Ah yes, January 2020. Temperature in the 60's, whispers of some new virus in the hinterlands of China... not a care in the world. Such innocent times. And what better to do than head down to Orange for some quick walks around the … [Read more...]
LaSalette Open Space
On a Mission LaSalette Open Space, Bloomfield July 2019 & April 2020 I've seen this place called LaSalette Park as much as LaSalette Open Space. Get it together Bloomfield. The property bumps up against the Wintonbury Land Trust's Hawk Hill Farm property and the maps of both sort of bleed over into each other. Get … [Read more...]
Bates Nature Trail at Herrick Park
Mastering Bates Herrick Park, Bolton April 2020 I keep an ongoing list of CTMQ stuff for each town that none of you can see. On Bolton's list, I had something like, "a trail at Herrick park." Then when I put the Bolton Town Guide together, I searched the internet high and low for confirmation that there was a … [Read more...]
Blackledge Marsh & Freddo Family Preserve
Cul-de-Quick Blackledge Marsh & Freddo Family Preserve, Bolton April 2020 These are Bolton Land Trust properties. The Freddo Family Preserve added a longer trail loop to what is described below. I will revisit. When I decide to "attack" a town's trail system, I make a little game out of it. Look at the list … [Read more...]
White’s Diner
Spotty History of White's in Bridgeport White's Diner, Bridgeport January 2020 I'm pretty bummed out that White's Diner doesn't have a website. In fact, I just spent an eternity trying find something about this joint's history. After those three minutes, I found this: White's is a Bridgeport institution, in … [Read more...]
Castlerock Lane
Man in a High Castle Castlerock Lane, Bolton April 2020 This is a Bolton Land Trust property. There are expensive homes in pretty much every town in Connecticut. I've seen many. I think everyone assumes this to be true, but I also think there are large swaths who would be surprised to know that there are … [Read more...]
KidsPlay
And Play And Play And Play And Play... Torrington (Google Maps location) November 2014 As the only person who has ever even thought about visiting all of Connecticut's museums, I do often think about how lucky I am to have children. Not only do they provide great cover at many places I drag them to, they have … [Read more...]
LaSalette Trail
Ideas are Blooming LaSalette Trail, Bloomfield & Simsbury At the time of this writing, I have no idea when the gaps in the LaSalette Trail will be closed - or even if they officially will be someday. Nor do I care, really. Such is my excitement for this trail that I'm forging ahead with hiking it and writing about … [Read more...]
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