Section 5: A Fun Hike; No Bluffing Stagecoach Road - Lone Pine Trailhead (East), 6 miles August 1, 2008 Life is about decisions. Decisions like, "Can I hike 10.6 miles after work in August?" Apparently, I told myself that I could. I neglected to factor in the 35 minute drive to the trailhead and that other … [Read more...]
Mattabesett Trail: Section 4
Section 4: A Real Pistol-Paug 7 Miles, Wallingford & Durham July 2008 Routes 157/68 to Stage Coach Road Phew! It's a hot one! No, not so much the 95-degree heat that I decided was fine to hike in... but the heated local debate about the Blue Trail gun range all-too-near the Mattabesett Trail on this, my … [Read more...]
Mattabesett Trail: Section 3
Section 3: I Besecks Thee! Routes 66/147 - Routes 68/157, 5.7 Miles July 18, 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 is, "when one's … [Read more...]
Mattabesett Trail: Section 2
Section 2: Higby Hollow... Hollow Head Country Club Road Trailhead - Route 66 Crossing (Middlefield), 4.4 Miles July 11, 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. I'd really like to not … [Read more...]
Mattabesett Trail: Section 1
Section 1: I Have But One Lament... Berlin Turnpike to Country Club Road, ~ 9 miles Berlin, Meriden, Middletown May 2008 ...And that lament is this: Indeed. Lots and lots of it. On the ground, on trees, in shrub form, on my shins, behind my knees, fingers, arms nose, eyelid, ear, stomach, neck, some … [Read more...]
Tunxis Southington Region: North
Compouncing a Good Thing Bristol/Southington, 2 Trails, ~ 6.5 miles, solo March 22, 2008 Parts of these trails have been closed and reopened since I wrote this page, due to property ownership issues. I hope they always stay open because they are fun trails - but be sure to check the CFPA site. A month prior … [Read more...]
Tunxis Trail Intro
Tunxis Mainline Trail Southington to Hartland, 83.1 miles Began: February 2008 Completed: October 2013 January 2015 In 2015 the Tunxis Trail – the mainline trunk and the slew of regional trails – were changed, swapped, and extended in 2014 - mostly in Burlington. I hiked the extension and have made the effort … [Read more...]
Regicides Trail
How Did The Chicken Cross the Wilbur? Bethany/Hamden/Woodbridge/New Haven, 7 miles (North-to-South) January 13, 2008 Four months (or so) prior to this hike, I reached out to my friend Andy who lives near this rather unsung trail. Since it is an end-to-ender, I would like a partner. I also had this (rather silly, … [Read more...]
Case Mountain Trails (North)
A Case Of The Stir Crazies Case Mountain Trails (North), Manchester (~7 miles) November 24, 2007 I have split the Case Mountain Trail network into northern and southern sections. Also, the Case Mountain Trail network is presented here as part of the larger Shenipsit Trail, if only to remain consistent with the … [Read more...]
Heublein Tower Museum
Shouldn't It Be Called "Viewblein Tower?" Heublein Tower Museum, Simsbury (Google Maps Location, even though you must hike to it.) October 2007 Connecticut museum visit #35. Yes, there really is a little museum in the tower. I don't know (yet) but I'm guessing this may be the most physically inaccessible … [Read more...]