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Highpointing and Peak-Bagging Intro

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Highpointing and Peak-Bagging Intro

This Page Needs More Prominence! Highpointing & Peakbagging Don't tell anyone, but this is perhaps my favorite pursuit. Moreso than museums. If I had the time, I’d devote a lot of time to these lists. As life would have it, what with two little kids and a job and all that, these are pretty much life-long … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Non-CT, Peakbagging Tagged With: 52WAV, ADK46'ers, Cat35'ers, CT county highpoints, Geographic Extremes, NE111, NE67, NEFF, NEHH, NH48, state highpoints, T25

Snow Hill

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Snow Hill

Snow Hill Windham County Highpoint (1,210 Feet) December 31, 2016 5th on CT County Highpoint List (Me: 3/8; Calvin: 1/8) 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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Peakbagging, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Ashford, Calvin, CT county highpoints, Hikes with my Boys, nipmuck state forest, Windham County

South Johnson Hill

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South Johnson Hill

South Johnson Hill Hartford County Highpoint (1,398 Feet), Hartland September 26, 2016 Connecticut has eight counties. (Actually, our counties are officially “pseudo-counties,” but let’s ignore that.) Each one has a highest point. Only one is worth visiting (Litchfield’s on Mt. Frissell) and several are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Peakbagging, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: CT county highpoints, Damian, Hartford County, Hartland, Hikes with my Boys, tunxis state forest

CT County Highpoints

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CT County Highpoints

Yeah, I Promised Myself I’d Never Do This Eight Pseudo-County Highpoints in Connecticut You read that title correctly. But here I am, writing the introductory page of the list of the 8 Connecticut County highpoints. Heck, I have all sorts of dumb lists that I’m doing, and this one isn’t even the worst. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Peakbagging Tagged With: CT county highpoints, Geographic Extremes

Peakbagging Tallies

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Peakbagging Tallies

Tallywhacker 2001 - To those of you who don’t need an explanation for this page, let’s have a beer together. For the rest of you... why are you even here? Actually, that sounds mean... Welcome! This is our ongoing tally of peakbagging lists. I expect and hope mine and Calvin’s ratios will continue to improve. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Peakbagging Tagged With: 52WAV, ADK46'ers, Cat35'ers, CT county highpoints, CT17'ers, NE111, NE67, NEFF, NEHH, NH48, state highpoints, T25

Connecticut: Mt. Frissell

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Connecticut: Mt. Frissell

Triple Frissell Drizzle Mt. Frissell, 2,380 Feet July 2003, August 2012, October 2017 36th on the US State Highpoint List (Me: 7/51; Calvin: 3/51) 1st on CT County Highpoint List (Me: 1/8; Calvin 2/8) 2017 Update: Had to do it. Just had to. With my son Calvin ready, willing, and able to climb mountains, it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classic, Everything Else, Geography, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Peakbagging, Superlatives Tagged With: Calvin, CT county highpoints, CT17'ers, geo-oddities, Geographic Extremes, Hikes with my Boys, Hoang, Litchfield County, Salisbury, state highpoints

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