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I AM A GIANT MASTER

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I AM A GIANT MASTER

Master What? I AM A GIANT MASTER Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden I have done a lot of things for CTMQ. I am inarguably the first/only person to have done a lot of things I have done. I rarely think and don’t really care about hardly any of that stuff though. However, I very much do care about being the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Giant Master, Hamden, national recreation trail, New Haven County, Sleeping Giant State Park

Sleeping Giant: Quinnipiac/Blue Trail

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Sleeping Giant: Quinnipiac/Blue Trail

SGSP E-W Traverse (Quinnipiac/Blue Trail) and Connectors Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, ~4.5 miles total (solo) October 20, 2012 This page is a couple of things: The completion of my Sleeping Giant State Park Giant Master challenge and the beginning of my Quinnipiac Trail hike. It’s not as confusing as it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Giant Master, Great Views, Hamden, national recreation trail, New Haven County, Observation Towers, Quinnipiac Trail, Sleeping Giant State Park

Gorge Cascade Falls

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Gorge Cascade Falls

I Saw a Gorge At Least Gorge Cascade Falls, Hamden July 17, 2011 Falls Facts: Seasonal, 25-foot-high cascade For a longer description of the hike on the Red Circle Trail at Sleeping Giant, go here. It's a bit silly of me to write up these falls with only my one visit to them under my belt. For the simple … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Giant Master, Hamden, New Haven County, Sleeping Giant State Park, Waterfalls

Sleeping Giant: Nature and Red Trails

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Sleeping Giant: Nature and Red Trails

SGSP N-S Traverses (5 Red Trails & The Nature Trail) Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, ~9 miles total (solo) July 17, 2011 I'm dumb. No, I'm not dumb for setting out to hike all 5 up and down red trails on a blisteringly hot and humid July day. And no, I'm not dumb for having written this page already but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Giant Master, Hamden, national recreation trail, New Haven County, Sleeping Giant State Park

Connecticut Hiking Challenges & Rewards

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Connecticut Hiking Challenges & Rewards

Bring Them On! If you know anything about me, you know that I'm a sucker for hiking challenges. Peak-bagging and high-pointing and red-lining get me more excited than you'd ever believe. There are a slew of such challenges all over New England, New York – as well as all over the country and world. I'm very keen on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, CT17'ers, Giant Master, Hikes with my Boys, Sky's the Limit Challenge, Steep Rock Hiker's Challenge

Sleeping Giant: Green and White Trails

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Sleeping Giant: Green and White Trails

SGSP E-W Traverse 3 (Green and White Trails) Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, ~5 miles total (solo) May 1, 2011 As I do not have any idea what – if anything – you’ve previously read regarding my various hikes through Sleeping Giant State Park (on my way to becoming a, -pause-, Giant Master!), allow me to catch … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Birds, Blue Trails Challenge, Giant Master, Great Views, Hamden, national recreation trail, New Haven County, Sleeping Giant State Park

Sleeping Giant Tower

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Sleeping Giant Tower

Sleeping Giant Lookout Tower Hamden Stone Tower (~38 feet) on Sleeping Giant’s Hip (~769 feet) For more on one particular hike up to the tower (mine), go here. For another hike up to the tower with my sons, go here. Ah, the venerable stone tower on the Giant. I would guess that this is the most visited … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Civil Engineering, Everything Else, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Giant Master, Great Views, Hamden, Hikes with my Boys, national recreation trail, New Haven County, Observation Towers, Sleeping Giant State Park

Sleeping Giant: Tower and Orange Trails

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Sleeping Giant: Tower and Orange Trails

SGSP E-W Traverse 2+ (Orange, Tower, and a Bit of White Trails) Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, ~5 miles total (solo) February 6, 2011 It’s a shame that I completely screwed up my well-laid-out plan to become a Giant Master. I had it all planned; it was going to be 5 different hikes through the park in 5 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Giant Master, Great Views, Hamden, national recreation trail, New Haven County, Observation Towers, Sleeping Giant State Park

Sleeping Giant: Yellow and Violet Trails

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Sleeping Giant: Yellow and Violet Trails

SGSP E-W Traverse 1 (Yellow and Violet Trails) Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, 5.4 miles total (solo) December 23, 2010 Not too many people get excited for gray and chilly late December jaunts in central Connecticut, but I do. Perhaps because I hadn’t been hiking in Connecticut in forever. What the heck … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Giant Master, Great Views, Hamden, national recreation trail, New Haven County, Sleeping Giant State Park

Sleeping Giant State Park Intro

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Sleeping Giant State Park Intro

Sleeping Giant State Park Hamden The history and longevity of Sleeping Giant is much more than the trails, but let’s start with the trails. Because I love the trails - which are also National Recreation Trails, whatever that means. My hikes: Yellow and Violet Trails, 12/23/2010 Orange and Tower Trails, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, National "Stuff", State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Giant Master, Great Views, Hamden, national recreation trail, New Haven County, Observation Towers, Quinnipiac Trail, Sleeping Giant State Park

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