Horsing Around Horseguard State Park Scenic Reserve, Avon November 2016 In October of 2016, The Hartford Courant's Peter Marteka wrote, Horse Guard State Park Scenic Reserve is one of those [astericked, as in overlooked] places. But after what I saw on my visit, it easily moved into my "Top 10 list of … [Read more...]
East Granby Farms’ Brian Spears Trail
Peak East Granby East Granby Farms Trail, East Granby April 2019 Yo, so glad you’re here. You’ve found your way to my favorite trail in East Granby not named Metacomet. I can hear the Cowles Park fanboys crying and I don’t care. Cowles is cool, and especially friendly to mountain bikers, but the official loop … [Read more...]
422. Talcott Mountain Science Center & Academy
Night of a Quadrillion Stars Avon (Google Maps location) May 24, 2019 It's funny that it took me nearly 13 years into this CTMQ adventure to get up to the closest entity on CTMQ to my house. (Maybe Westmoor Park or Crown Market is closer, but not by much. Why am I even qualifying this? You certainly don't care. My … [Read more...]
328. Alexey von Schlippe Art Gallery
What's the (Avery) Point? Groton (Google Maps location) June 14, 2016 [2018 Update: the Gallery is now open again! But I won't be editing any of the below.] Here I am, skimming through my mail in May of 2018. "Oh! A new issues of Connecticut Woodlands!" I say, as I rush off to go read it. While this is the … [Read more...]
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...]
River Highlands State Park
No Puttering About Here River Highlands State Park, Cromwell October 2017 I would guess that when most people here think about “River Highlands” in Cromwell, they think about golf. And by “most people” I mean 99.9% of them. After all, the annual PGA tournatment at TPC River Highlands is a highlight … [Read more...]
Pinnacle Rock
Acme Missiles Along the Metacomet Trail, Plainville/Farmington October 6, 2007 My title is a stretch, sure... but “acme” is defined as “the highest point” and Wile E. Coyote was always sourcing his weaponry from Acme and this outcropping, above Plainville and Farmington, used to be a Nike Missile base. Ahem. … [Read more...]
Frank Niederwerfer Wildlife Sanctuary
You Nied This Place in Your Life South Windsor: Frank Niederwerfer Wildlife Sanctuary ~2 miles, June 2017 There are five trailed properties on my South Windsor town trails list. I had this idea to just bundle them all together when I write them up because really, I think we can agree that South Windsor's town … [Read more...]
Metacomet Trail: Section 12
Section 12: We’re Still At It! Farmington River to Hatchett Hill Rd, 2.3 miles October 7, 2017 Hello? Is this thing on? Yes? Good. It has been almost exactly SIX years since our last Metacomet Trail section hike. Yup, the last time Hoang and I hiked it was mid-October 2011. Man, time flies. Back then, … [Read more...]
TSTL’17.10: Gillette Castle State Park
The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #10 Gillette Castle State Park, East Haddam & Lyme April 8, 2017 Lazy/tired/illiterate readers, you’re going to like this page. I don’t really plan on writing too much at all. Me? Not write way too much? That’s right. After all, I’ve written about Gillette … [Read more...]
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