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MLCT: Spring St.- Hayden L. Griswold

January 24, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Wyllyng Them To Rename This Property Spring St.- Hayden L. Griswold Trail, Manchester November 2016 I am terrible at marketing and promotion when it comes to CTMQ. Just not my thing. I keep telling myself that the words I put on the pages will speak for themselves. So to have me politely suggest that the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Hikes with my Boys, Manchester, manchester land conservation trust

Dehn Gallery (Closed)

January 18, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

DEHN-DEH-DEHHHHHNNNN! Manchester (Google Maps location) December 10, 2016 MCC's Dehn Gallery closed in 2019. The space was converted to Work_Space, a co-working and meeting space which also contains three tiny art galleries if you care to check that out. I don't. Upon reflection, I should have saved the Dehn … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Art, Calvin, Closed/Gone/Former, Colleges & Universities, Damian, Free Museums, Manchester

TSTL’16.14: Bluff Point State Park

January 16, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

The Sky's the Limit 2016 Hiking Challenge #14 Bluff Point State Park and Coastal Reserve, Groton October 30, 2016 Here we are... at the end of the long and winding road that the 2016 DEEP Sky’s the Limit Challenge presented us. With hikes in New Fairfield, Greenwich, Thompson, and now Groton, we’d covered the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: bluff point state park, Calvin, Damian, Great Views, Groton, Hikes with my Boys, Hiking Challenges with Rewards, Sky's the Limit Challenge

Tschudin Chocolates & Confections

January 9, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Tschop NoTsch Tschudin Chocolates & Confections, Middletown January 9, 2015 I have no idea how to pronounce Tschudin. Is the ‘T’ completely silent, or is it a whisper of a ‘T’ sound? Or does it not even matter, because the mad (in a good way) polymath behind the eponymous chocolate shop has the full name of Rob … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, CT Chocolate Trail, Damian, Hoang, Middletown

TSTL’16.13: Devil’s Hopyard

January 8, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Sky's the Limit 2016 Hiking Challenge #13 Devil's Hopyard State Park, East Haddam October 23, 2016 A week before Halloween. Oogity-boogity. No big deal going to a place called Devil's Hopyard then, right? I mean, it's just an antiquated place-name, and it's not like there would be any other nearby roads … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, devil's hopyard state park, East Haddam, Great Views, Hikes with my Boys, Sky's the Limit Challenge

TSTL’16.12: Airline State Park Tri-Point

January 5, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

The Sky's the Limit 2016 Hiking Challenge #12 Air Line State Park Trail (CTMARI Tri-point), Thompson October 16, 2016 Every so often I have one of those proud dad experiences out in the woods with my boys that affect me in ways I couldn’t have foreseen. These have almost exclusively been hikes during which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: air line state park, Calvin, CT-MA-RI Tri-Point, Damian, Geographic Extremes, Hikes with my Boys, Hiking Challenges with Rewards, Sky's the Limit Challenge, Thompson

Windham County Highpoint: Snow Hill

January 1, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Snow Hill Windham County Highpoint (1,210 Feet), Ashford December 2016 When I decided to add Connecticut's county highpoints to my lists of things to do, my inner voice mumbled, "Snow Hill, huh? I should do that when it's snowing or something." Stupid inner voice. As I've written before, seeking out and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Peakbagging, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Ashford, Calvin, CT county highpoints, Hikes with my Boys, nipmuck state forest

Cheney Rail Trail

December 21, 2016 by Steve 2 Comments

Yup, There are Hobos Here Manchester Land Cons. Trust Trails (MLCT): Cheney Rail 1.2 miles one way, December 2016 2.5 mile one way, May 2020 I revisited this trail in 2020 with Calvin on our bikes. The trail has been extended on its southern end and improved elsewhere. Below you'll first read the original 2016 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, cheney Brothers historic district, cycling, Damian, Manchester, manchester land conservation trust, rails-to-trails, superlatives

Mianus River State Park

December 18, 2016 by Steve 1 Comment

You Bet Your Butt This Place is Great Mianus River State Park, Stamford & Greenwich October 2, 2016 This page only describes the trails at the state park, which were hiked for 2016 Sky's the Limit DEEP challenge. Mianus River Park is an attached town park that also straddles Stamford and Greenwich. Longtime … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Greenwich, Hikes with my Boys, Hiking Challenges with Rewards, Mianus River State Park, Plants, Sky's the Limit Challenge, Stamford

Center Springs Falls

December 16, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

Hope Springs Eternal Center Springs Falls, Manchester November 26, 2016 Falls Fact: 10-foot high cascade from a culvert I know you're eyeing these pictures warily and wondering if I've lost my mind. Or, more accurately, if the author of Connecticut Waterfalls has, since it’s his list I’m following. And, on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, Manchester, Waterfalls

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