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Roaring Brook Falls Park

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Roaring Brook Falls Park

Roaring? I'd be Lion. Roaring Brook Falls Park, Cheshire July 2014 This is a weird one. Roaring Brook Falls is most often cited as Connecticut's "largest waterfall" in the sense that it contains the largest single drop of any falls in the state. Somewhere around 80-feet of drop. Awesome. That mention almost … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, Cheshire, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Justin Coleman Photography, New Haven County, Waterfalls

Bolton Notch State Park Trails (South)

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Bolton Notch State Park Trails (South)

Fudge 2020 Bolton Notch State Park Trails (South), Bolton October 2020 Li'l ol' Bolton Notch State Park. With its horrible access road and graffiti covered rock outcrops... is, dare I say, awesome? Yes, it's awesome. It is a hub for so many things! Two lengthy multi-use trails - one which is a state park that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Bolton, bolton notch state park, Calvin, Great Views, Hikes with my Boys, Tolland County

Windsor Locks Canal Trail State Park (North)

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Windsor Locks Canal Trail State Park (North)

Route Canal Windsor Locks Canal Trail State Park, Suffield November 2017 This path follows the route of the canal and... route canal?! C'mon, give me some love for the title above. Although a walk or ride along the full length of this state park trail isn't quite as painful as the dental procedure, it's had its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Civil Engineering, Everything Else, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Calvin, Canals and Dams, Hartford County, Hikes with my Boys, Windsor Locks Canal Trail State Park, windsor suffield

Housatonic Overlook & Tucker’s Ridge

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Housatonic Overlook & Tucker’s Ridge

Not Tuckering Out Housatonic Overlook & Tucker's Ridge, Orange January 2021 Rare is the trail that starts you off at the highlight of the trek. This is one such trail - presuming you begin at the northern end at the High Ridge Road turn-around. If you'd rather leave the views until you have some trail behind you, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, Great Views, Hikes with my Boys, New Haven County, Orange

BLT: Welch Parcels

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BLT: Welch Parcels

Welp... That's Welch Welch Parcels, Bethany January 2021 An important piece of information you should know when setting out to hike little parcels and preserves in The New Haven County Black Hole (Bethany, Prospect, northern Woodbridge, and eastern Beacon Falls) is that there is often nowhere "official" or easy to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Bethany, Bethany Land Trust, Calvin, Hikes with my Boys, New Haven County

RWA: Maltby Lakes

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RWA: Maltby Lakes

I'll Drink to This Place Maltby Lakes, West Haven, New Haven, & Orange January 2021 All Regional Water Authority (RWA) properties require a purchased permit to access. In case you're curious, Maltby Lakes was my very first RWA hike, 14+ years after I began this website. The RWA properties have always been this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, RWA Trails Tagged With: Calvin, Hikes with my Boys, New Haven, New Haven County, Orange, privately owned trail, SCCRWA Trails, West Haven

Kettle Hole Trail

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Kettle Hole Trail

HOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLE! Kettle Hole Trail, Ledyard January 2016 When my son Damian was younger, one of his favorite words to say was "hole." Now, Damian didn't develop any speech until around five or six years old, and wasn't able to clearly communicate until maybe seven or eight. But "hole" was one of his first … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Cool Geology, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Ledyard, New London County

SLT: Wagner Woods

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SLT: Wagner Woods

Nature Show Wagner Woods, Simsbury Land Trust September 2013 I'll apologize up front. This is one of those pages that I put together for me and my wife to look at in twenty years when we're reminiscing about our sons. So yes, there are two videos below that we both love but which you all won't give a rat's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Hartford County, Hikes with my Boys, Simsbury, Simsbury Land Trust, video

Metacomet Trail: Section 14

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Metacomet Trail: Section 14

Section 14: A Jog by the Jog Route 20 to Rising Corner Road (MA), 7.8 Miles September 2, 2020 This is it. This is the end. What began on April 29, 2007 on the Berlin Turnpike across from a (now closed) stripclub, ended on a beautiful late summer day near the Massachusetts state line. Thirteen and a half years. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Calvin, East Granby, Great Views, Hartford County, Hikes with my Boys, Hoang, Metacomet Trail, New England National Scenic Trail, Suffield

BLT: Lombardi Ridge Preserve & Bobcat Woods

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BLT: Lombardi Ridge Preserve & Bobcat Woods

Not a Rest Stop Lombardi Ridge Preserve & Bobcat Woods, Bolton April 2020 Anyone who drives the NJ Turnpike is familiar with the Vince Lombardi Rest Stop. It's the one with views of Manhattan across the Hudson River. It's huge. And it's necessarily ugly. The Lombardi Ridge Preserve in Bolton is a very, very … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Bolton, bolton land trust, Calvin, Hikes with my Boys, Tolland County

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