Tri-Mountain State Park Durham & Wallingford Connecticut has a lot of state parks and that's great! But when you hear some of the eye-popping numbers, keep in mind some of our state parks are like Tri-Mountain State Park in Wallingford and Durham. Tri-Mountain State Park is simply an isolated stretch of woods … [Read more...]
Durham Pest House
A Pox On You All The Pest House, Durham September 2023 While a lot of what I uncover and research and seek and find in Connecticut is a solo effort, sometimes that's just not good enough. So I very much appreciate when helpful readers come to my aid. (Allow me to take a moment to lament the death of Twitter. … [Read more...]
Deerfield Farm
Cow, Field, Farm Deerfield Farm, Durham September 2023 I'm writing this in late 2023 and I must admit that I'm shocked - shocked! - that the state of Connecticut has not adopted my 15-years-old idea of creating an official Cheese Trail. It's been picked up and stolen by plenty of aggregator sites and fake AI … [Read more...]
Field Forest Trails
Field & Stream 2-3 Miles, Durham September 2023 Y'all know I love Connecticut Forest and Parks Association. I love what they do and how they do it. I just happened to run into former executive director Eric Hammerling in a store recently and had a nice chat to catch up on our lives. Me and CFPA - we're tight. … [Read more...]
Moses Austin House
SXSW Durham The Elias/Moses Austin House Durham This is one of those places I have passed dozens of times and never thought it rose to the level of warranting CTMQ inclusion. And as I write this very sentence you're reading, I'm still not sure that it does. In fact, it really doesn't. But it's so random and so … [Read more...]
Farnum Falls
Far OutNumbered By Better Falls Farnum Falls, Durham November 2023 To my knowledge, there's no such name as Farnum Falls attached to what I'm calling Farnum Falls, deep within Cockaponset State Forest just west of Miller's Pond State Park in Durham. But what the heck, I found these falls to be a nice little scenic … [Read more...]
Curtis Woodland
I Came, I Sawmilled, I Turned Around Curtis Woodland, Durham September 2023 I don't believe in omens. But if I did, hoo boy, I'd have never bothered entering the woods here in northwest Durham. And maybe, due to my experience here, I'll start believing such things a tiny bit more. Curtis Woodland has been a … [Read more...]
Durham Meadows WMA
Hunting for Trails Durham Meadows WMA, Durham September 2023 When I put together my CTMQ Town Guides for each of our 169 towns, I do my best to capture everything germane to what it is I do. When it comes to hiking, I tend to be way too thorough. There's a sort of hierarchy to these things, and state-owned … [Read more...]
Millers Pond State Park Intro
Millers Pond State Park Durham & Haddam Millers Pond is a nice little state park that surrounds a natural spring-fed pond. There are lots of trails that extend beyond the park itself into the surrounding Cockaponset State Forest. The Mattabesett Trail courses through it. Millers Pond is unique in that its … [Read more...]
Cockaponset State Forest Intro
Cockaponset State Forest Haddam, Chester, Deep River, Killingworth, Durham, Guilford, Madison, Clinton, Westbrook, Middletown & Middlefield I listed all the towns above not because there are worthy CTMQ things do within the Cockaponset in each, but just to make the point that this is a disjointed and sprawling … [Read more...]