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Massport to Nachursetts: Wellfleet Bay

September 28, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

Passport to Nature, Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay, Wellfleet August 2016 At this point, I've only been to two Mass Audubon properties (of 21). Regardless, I imagine this one at Wellfleet Bay has to be one of the best. The Nature Center is large, modern, informative, and quite impressive. And the trails out to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audubon, Nature Conservancy, RWA, &US Army Corps of Engineers Trails, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Non-CT, Travel Tagged With: Animals, Birds, Calvin, cape cod, Damian, Hoang, Massachusetts, Nature Centers, passport to nature

Massport to Nachursetts: Long Pasture

September 27, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Audubon, Nature Conservancy, RWA, &US Army Corps of Engineers Trails, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Non-CT, Travel Tagged With: Animals, Beach, Calvin, cape cod, Damian, Giant Goofy Things, Hoang, Massachusetts, Nature Centers, passport to nature

225. PEZ Visitor Center

September 19, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

Orange: PEZ Orange (Google Maps location) February 18, 2012 Everyone knows that the World Wide Leader of Sports, ESPN, is located in Bristol, Connecticut. Many people know that GE is headquartered here as well. Um, New Haven has the best pizza in the world, but doesn’t exactly distribute its product. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post, Superlatives Tagged With: Calvin, Children's Museums, Damian, Hoang, Orange

10 Years Old!

September 8, 2016 by Steve 3 Comments

CTMQ-X 9/8/2006-9/8/2016 You know what? I think it's pretty darn cool that I've been at this CTMQ thing for ten years now. Nearly a quarter of my life... Twice the length of my son Calvin’s life. And the entirety of my older son Damian's life - and that's important because I cite Damian's birth and life as sort of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Post, Non-CT Tagged With: Blog, Calvin, Damian, EdHill, Hoang, Milestones

CCMQ

August 26, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

Cape Cod Museum Quest 2014- I have no plans to ever expand on this idea for several reasons: I've spent an entirety of 20 days on Cape Cod in my life (at least 10 of which were spent entirely at a beach), I have no idea how many more days I'll spend on the Cape in my life, and getting to museums is not even … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Post, Non-CT, Travel Tagged With: Blog, Calvin, cape cod, CCMQ, Damian, Hoang, Massachusetts

Baker’s Cave

August 21, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

"D'Oh! Another Fake Cave” Baker's Cave, East Lyme August 2016 Tuesday in August, no camp/school/activities for the boys. What to do, what to do... I didn't really know as I buckled them into the car and headed south. The forecast called for rain, and lots of it. So I thought we'd go to Rocky Neck State Park … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Calvin, Caves & Dens, Damian, East Lyme, Hikes with my Boys, Rocky Neck State Park

Fisher Meadows

June 13, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

Dead Fisher Fisher Meadows, Avon May 8 & 21, 2016 I have no idea why we started hiking the trails of Avon in early 2016, but we did.  I used the hikes as sort of a filler on those weekends when we didn’t have time to do a “real” hike or to go on another adventure.  "We only have a couple hours? Fine, lets go over … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Animals, Avon, Birds, Calvin, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Wild Animals

The Best Way I Know How to Say…

June 10, 2016 by Steve 3 Comments

... Thank You and Goodbye Have you ever had dozens of people to thank but find the process of thanking them all a bit daunting? That's the position my wife and I are in today. Fortunately, I have this platform on which to do my best. And even though I'm going to try my best, it's still not going to be nearly good … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, New Post, Non-CT, Smith-Magenis Syndrome Tagged With: Blog, Calvin, Damian, Family Chronicles, Hoang, Smith-Magenis Syndrome

Found Land

May 30, 2016 by Steve 1 Comment

Found Land, Avon May 29, 2016 I must admit, "Found Land" is one of my favorite place-names in Connecticut. My hope is that Avon or Canton finds a new plot of unclaimed forest and they can call it "New Found Land." I didn't have much hope for Found Land, but I figured it would provide a decent chunk of time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Avon, Calvin, Damian, Hikes with my Boys

TSTL’16.6: Black Rock State Park

May 16, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Sky's the Limit 2016 Hiking Challenge #6 Black Rock State Park, Watertown May 15, 2016 As I drove into Black Rock State Park for 2016’s sixth DEEP Sky’s the Limit Challenge hike with my boys, it occurred to me that I’d never been to Black Rock before. I suppose that’s no big deal to most of you, but it sort … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Black rock state Park, Calvin, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Sky's the Limit Challenge, Watertown

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