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 independence, check. Canton has an unhiked property, check. Dad has will to hike it, check. I'm a reallll sweetheart. There … [Read more...]
Tidal River Brewing (RIP)
Tidal River Brewing, RIP Canton January 2016-October 2016 Ok, look. I don’t need to write up this page and if you’re reading this, you are among select company. In today’s tsunami of new breweries, new beers, newly distributed brands to our state, the news of one of Connecticut’s smallest breweries closing barely … [Read more...]
CLCT: Swan Preserve & Winsor Woods
Swan Preserve & Winsor Woods Canton Land Conservation Trust October 18 & November 1, 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 … [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...]
Roaring Brook Nature Center Cascades
I Knew a Girl at UConn Named Brooke and she was Loud Roaring Brook Nature Center Cascades, Canton October 22, 2013 [Note: For my Waterfalls pages, I’m using the town designation used by the Connecticut Waterfalls 2013 guidebook. Because sometimes it’s fun. But not now. Anyway, this series of cascades are in … [Read more...]
Roaring Brook Nature Center Trails
Roaring Brook Nature Center Trails Nature Center/State Land, Canton August 18 & October 22, 2013 The worst thing about hiking these trails? Easy: the word “roaring” puts that new (at the time of this writing) Katy Perry song about “roaring like a tiger” in your head to drive you nuts as you walk through the … [Read more...]
CLCT: Arnold Preserve
Arnold Property Canton Land Conservation Trust October 23, 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. I have pages for Land … [Read more...]
Canton Land Conservation Trust Trails Intro
Canton Land Conservation Trust Trails Canton & 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 the giant … [Read more...]
Drum Rock
Drum Rock Near 172 Barbourtown Road, Canton Quick story: Half a year ago a reader commented on the main page for Rocks on this site, “Drum Rock near the north end of Barbertown Road in Canton Center. Not an animal, but really cool.” Interested, I Googled Barbertown Road in Canton. Nothing. I tried all the … [Read more...]
Tunxis Mainline Trail: Section 4
Section 4: Hike Sundown Canton, New Hartford, Barkhamsted, 7.6 miles, with my dad April 14, 2013 Over three and a half years. That’s how long it’s been since I’ve stepped foot on the 79 miles of Tunxis Trail. Three years and eight months. As pathetic as that is, it also highlights how great the CT 400 challenge … [Read more...]