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Nipmuck Trail: Section 4

June 28, 2022 by Steve 1 Comment

Section 4: The State of the Union Barlow Mill Road to MA State Line, ~7.5 Miles November 2020 & June 2022 This is a fairly rugged seven or so miles, but the kicker is that no matter who you are or how you hike it, you must hike several more miles to get back to a car. I suppose you could have a kayak left at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: bigelow hollow state park, Blue Trails Challenge, Eastford, nipmuck state forest, Nipmuck Trail, Tolland County, Union, Windham County, yale myers forest

Eastford: Complete

December 3, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Eastford: Complete! Frog Rock Rest Area Here is the CTMQ Guide to Eastford with my list and stories about everything I've done there! I’m very excited to write this page. This is the 27th of what may ultimately be 169 town completion celebration pages! Yes, of course I am fully aware of how absurd that is. But … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Post, Town Completion Celebrations Tagged With: Eastford, Windham County

Natchaug SF: Chaplin, Eastford, & Hampton Block Trails

December 1, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

CCC I Told You So Natchaug State Forest Trails, Eastford, Chaplin, & Hampton October 2021 The Natchaug has been a state forest for over 100 years. That's pretty cool. Who knows... if not for that designation, the towns of Eastford and Ashford and Hampton and Chaplin and Pomfret may be bustling megacities by now. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, chaplin, Eastford, Hampton, Natchaug State Forest, Windham County

Eastford Public Library/Ivy Glenn Memorial

November 17, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

They Should Grow Ivy on Its Walls Eastford Public Library/Ivy Glenn Memorial Eastford Here's the thing: I can feature whatever I want on this website. Granted, a lot of what I do is fairly well defined. A trail. A museum. A winery. But then there are the buckets of things where I sort of just get to decide. Take … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses Tagged With: Eastford, Libraries, Windham County

Yale-Myers Forest Trails

November 17, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Trying Not to Rue the Day French Rue, Camp, & Red Front Trails at Yale Myers Forest, Eastford September and November 2021 The Yale-Myers Forest is huge; bigger than many of Connecticut's state forests. Unsurprisingly, it is Yale's largest land holding (7,840 acres), covering huge chunks of land in the towns of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Eastford, privately owned trail, Windham County, Yale, yale myers forest

Crystal Pond Park

October 12, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Camp Nah Crystal Pond Park/Camp Nahaco Trails, Eastford & Woodstock September 2021 If you ever find yourself on the winding backroads west of Crystal Pond Park, you may drive through the expansive Buell Orchards on a September afternoon. If you do, you will be a little freaked out because you're in Eastford, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Eastford, Windham County, Woodstock

Boston Turnpike Trail

October 4, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

This Trail is History Boston Turnpike Trail, Eastford September 2021 I can't pretend that I knew that this short loop trail in Eastford held any historical import when I first became aware of it and added it to my list of things to do in Eastford. Yes. That's right. I actually had a list of things to do in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Eastford, Natchaug State Forest, Windham County

Natchaug Trail: Section 2

July 22, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

Section 2: Still NatCHUGGING Along 10 miles, Eastford, Chaplin, & Hampton July 2017 What a thing... splitting this trail into two hikes; the first in single-digit temperatures in March and this one in the heat of mid-July. I guess that's not really a very interesting thing, as I've done that plenty of times. You … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: chaplin, Eastford, Hampton, James L. Goodwin State Forest, Natchaug State Forest, natchaug trail, nathaniel Lyon Memorial State Park, Windham County

Lakes Leakalot and Leakalot More

April 28, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Lakes Leakalot and Leakalot More Eastford If you happen to be reading this and haven't read much else on this website, I promise you that this page isn't indicative of the typical high quality content on CTMQ. Okay, that's not actually true. Sure, I've been to hundreds of museums and I sometimes use big words, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography, New Post Tagged With: Eastford, geo-oddities, Windham County

Natchaug State Forest Intro

April 2, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Natchaug State Forest Ashford, Chaplin, Eastford, & Pomfret The name Natchaug means "land between the rivers" and refers to the land at the junction of the Bigelow and Still Rivers which join to form the Natchaug River. The state says that the Forest is popular for its horse trails, outstanding fishing, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Ashford, chaplin, Eastford, Natchaug State Forest, Pomfret, The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor, Windham County

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