Goe Decke It! Canton Land Conservation Trust March 2021 In March of 2021 my younger son Calvin was nine. I have no idea how long he'll keep playing soccer and at what level, but for the time being, he's quite good. Exceptional even. And I'll admit, I love watching his games which take up a lot of my weekend time. … [Read more...]
CLCT: Sweetheart Mountain
Sweeeeeeeeeeet! Canton Land Conservation Trust (Canton & Burlington) July 28, 2018 Son has another Bouncy birthday somewhere in Canton, check. Dad can't wait to, um, foster his son's independence, check. Canton has an unhiked property, check. Dad has will to hike it, check. I'm a reallll sweetheart. … [Read more...]
CLCT: Swan Preserve & Winsor Woods
Swan Preserve & Winsor Woods Canton Land Conservation Trust October & November 2015 Since the Canton Land Conservation Trust lumps these two trail networks together, so shall I. They are only a short drive away from each other (and a host to Simsbury Land Trust trails as well) and both traverse rather similar … [Read more...]
CLCT: Uplands Preserve Trails
Uplands Preserve Canton Land Conservation Trust July 30, 2014 95% of the time I write about hiking in Connecticut, I'm fairly effusive. Even when I hike and write about somewhat crappy trails, I usually find a silver lining and would encourage any and all to repeat the same hike. 5% of the time, however, I … [Read more...]
CLCT: Arnold Preserve
Arnold Property Canton Land Conservation Trust October 2013 I’m going to publish this page more or less “as-is” simply to illustrate something. This past weekend (late October, 2013) I decided to go ahead and create new and separate pages for all the different types of Non-CFPA trails. Just a bunch of lists, … [Read more...]
Canton Land Conservation Trust Trails
Canton Land Conservation Trust Trails Canton, Barkhamsted, & Burlington When most people think of Canton, they think of the route 44 corridor. The built up area including, most notably, the Shoppes at Farmington Valley. The Shoppes used to be a golf course, which in my mind, are just as environmentally damaging as … [Read more...]