36 Rocks Sitting on the Triangularish Lawn on Gold Street Near Main "Stone Field" Sculpture, Hartford Many Visits 2015 Update: Construction on Gold Street prompted utilities worker to spraypaint the rocks. Guess they didn't think/realize this was an art installation. Which is kind of funny. Art. It means … [Read more...]
Quinebaug Trail
Make That "QuineBOG" Trail Griswold, Plainfield & Voluntown 8.1 miles December 14, 2008 2019 Update: These eastern Connecticut trails are a mess. I say that with love, but writing about them in a way that is readable is difficult. I have completed the short newer stretch out to route 14A, but I still have a … [Read more...]
Devil’s Kitchen, Burlington
Ooga Booga Devil's Kitchen Burlington The Devil's Kitchen... Where I'm what's for breakfast. Between the swarms of ever-present mosquitos and a nasty band of biting black flies, the Devil's Kitchen sure lived up to it's name. Even if that name has nothing to do with biting insects. Though it may, … [Read more...]
Mattabesett Trail: Section 8
Section 8: Powerful Stuff Seven Falls (Route 154) - Brooks Road, 5.7 Miles October 7, 2008 I'm looking at this page in late 2020 and I have to apologize again for the tiny and vertical and generally poor quality of the photos. 2008 was a long time ago! As I near the end of what is a much, MUCH better trail … [Read more...]
Alain and May White Nature Trails
Rub a Dub Dub, Five Trails and a Tub Torrington, 4.1 Miles or so September 13, 2008 Having been sufficiently warmed up by my 2.1 mile hike hike down the John Muir Trail, I was ready to tackle the tangle of the Alain and May White Nature Trails, all within Sunnybrook State Park. There are five trails here, plus a … [Read more...]
Mattabesett Trail: Section 7
Section 7: Not Resting on my Mountain Laurels Harvey Road - Seven Falls (Route 154), 7.2 Miles September 21, 2008 Continuing along the Mattabesett, still in Durham, but later crossing into Haddam, the woods are mostly populated by mountain laurel, maples, and beeches. Lots and lots of laurel abounds. I'm sure … [Read more...]
Mattabesett Trail: Section 6
Section 6: That's Mica, alLedgedly Lone Pine Trailhead (east) - Harvey Road September 2008 & November 2023 In 2020, this section had a fairly significant reroute between Mt. Pisgah and Harvey Road. This added over 4 miles of woodland trail and eliminated the mile-long road walk. I completed the new miles and … [Read more...]
Selectman’s Stones
A Man's Gotta Have Some Stones Selectman's Stones, Durham/Madison/Guilford September 2008 & 2023 (You can reach these stones via The Selectman's Path and other trails through the Mica Ledges Preserve as well.) There I was, in the middle of the woods, high above Madison and Guilford, along the Mattabesett … [Read more...]
Tory Den
TORY! TORY! TORY! Tory Den, Burlington April 20, 2008 See... Tora! Tora! Tora! is a 1970 American-Japanese film that dramatizes the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The title is made up of the code-words that were used by the Japanese to indicate that complete surprise was achieved (tora is Japanese for "tiger" … [Read more...]
Judges Cave
Not To Judge, But That's Not Really A Cave Per Se Judges Cave, New Haven January 13, 2008 Another old page that I should rewrite someday. At least there are some newer pictures of my family during a later visit. One thing is for certain here in Connecticut: We call things “caves” that are vastly different … [Read more...]