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...]
John Muir Trail
What's the Muiral of this Story? Torrington, 2.11 Miles September 2008 "These beautiful days much enrich all my life. They do not exist as mere pictures... but they saturate themselves into every part of the body and live always." - John Muir. Why is there a short little rarely hiked trail in Torrington … [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...]
Mattabesett Trail: Section 5
A Fun Hike; No Bluffing Stagecoach Road - Lone Pine Trailhead (East), Durham, N. Branford, Guilford, & Madison August 2008 Note: This was written in 2008, so please forgive the tiny picture formatting. If you want to start at the beginning of the trail, go the Mattabesett Intro here. Life is about decisions. … [Read more...]
Mattabesett Trail: Section 4
A Real Pistol-Paug Routes 157/68 to Stage Coach Road, Wallingford & Durham July 2008 Note: This was written in 2008, so please forgive the tiny picture formatting. If you want to start at the beginning of the trail, go the Mattabesett Intro here. Phew! It's a hot one! No, not so much the 95-degree heat that … [Read more...]
Lone Pine Trail
In the Pine, In the Pine... Where the Sun Never Shines Madison & Guilford, 4.1 miles, solo August 1, 2008 I'll say it... This is not my favorite trail in Connecticut. Now that that's out of the way, you ask, "Why?" Was it the fact that there were zero views? That dusk set in about halfway through? That my … [Read more...]
Tunxis Burlington Region: Purple, Red, Orange, & Green Dot Trails
A Devil of a Time; a Helluva Hike Burlington, 6 trails, ~10 miles June 29, 2008 [2015 Update: In late 2014, the Tunxis Trail in Burlington got a makeover. I’ve corrected and updated all my relevant pages to better fit the new reality in the woods and on the maps. So if some of this sounds clunky, that’s why. … [Read more...]
Mattabesett Trail: Section 3
I Besecks Thee! Routes 66/147 - Routes 68/157, Middlefield, Meriden, Wallingford, & Durham July 2008 Note: This was written in 2008, so please forgive the tiny picture formatting. If you want to start at the beginning of the trail, go the Mattabesett Intro here. Aye! I made up a word! To "besecks!" That … [Read more...]
Mattabesett Trail: Section 2
Higby Hollow... Hollow Head Country Club Road - Route 66, Middletown & Middlefield July 2008 Note: This was written in 2008, so please forgive the tiny picture formatting. If you want to start at the beginning of the trail, go the Mattabesett Intro here. Also, you're now reading this many years after I hiked this … [Read more...]
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