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CTMQ > Hikes with my Boys

Wapping Park

October 11, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Have To Do It... A Wapping Good Time! South Windsor: Wapping Park ~1.5 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 trails aren't exactly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, South Windsor

Phillips Cave

October 6, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

I Wonder What Phillip Phillips Is Up To Phillips Cave, Bethel September 16, 2017 Phillips Cave is (of course) not a real cave and has nothing to do with the King Philip’s War from which, strangely, many cave-like things are named. No, this hollow in a cliffside in Bethel sits prominently in the Putnam … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Bethel, Calvin, Caves & Dens, Dubious Claims, Hikes with my Boys, putnam memorial state park

Round Mountain (CT)

October 2, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Round Mountain (2,280 feet) Salisbury, CT October 1, 2017 2nd on CT Highest Peaks List After summiting Mt. Monadnock, Calvin was itching for another mountain to climb “just like that one last week.” Well, kid, sorry but that’s just not going to happen very easily. But I put my mind to it and figured that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, Peakbagging Tagged With: Calvin, CT17'ers, Hikes with my Boys, Salisbury

TSTL’17.14: Putnam Memorial State Park

September 29, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #14 Putnam Memorial State Park, Redding/Bethel September 2017 Do you want to know something crazy? With this, our 14th and final Sky’s the Limit Challenge hike of 2017, Damian and I have now gone to ALL 42 TSTL challenge points over the last few years. Every. Single. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Bethel, Calvin, Caves & Dens, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Hiking Challenges with Rewards, Military History, putnam memorial state park, Redding, Sky's the Limit Challenge

TSTL’17.13: Farmington Canal State Park Trail

September 27, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #13 Farmington Canal State Park Trail, Cheshire September 16, 2017 The story here has nothing at all to do with the historic lock or the walk or the museum that wasn't open - because it's pretty much never open. So let's dispense with all of that off the bat. We … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Calvin, Canals and Dams, Cheshire, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Hiking Challenges with Rewards, Sky's the Limit Challenge

RCC: Sarah Bishop

September 13, 2017 by Steve 2 Comments

A Hermitess Bishop? Ridgefield Conservation Commission (RCC): Sarah Bishop ~.75 Miles, June 2017 This was my second Ridgefield Conservation Commission hike and if all their little properties are as well cleared and blazed as this one, I'm going to be happy ripping through their extensive list of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Damian, Dubious Claims, Hikes with my Boys, Ridgefield, ridgefield conservation commission

TSTL’17.11: Chatfield Hollow State Park

August 31, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #11 Chatfield Hollow State Park, Killingworth July 22, 2017 This Challenge point represented an all-new state park for me! That’s right, even though Chatfield Hollow contains a little nature center museum, “caves,” a covered bridge, a swimming pond, and a CFPA trail … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Calvin, chatfield hollow state park, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Hiking Challenges with Rewards, killingworth, Sky's the Limit Challenge

SCC: Woodlawn Trail

August 11, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

The World is Upside-Down Stafford Conservation Commission (SCC): Woodlawn ~2 Miles, July 2017 I lamented the lack of proper scaling on the three Stafford Conservation Commission trail maps back when Damian and I explored the Diamond Ledges over in West Stafford. I don’t wish to belabor the point, but for a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Stafford, stafford conservation commission

Scantic River State Park (Scitico/East)

August 7, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

More Than Scant Remains Scantic River State Park, Enfield/Somers ~2 miles of mish-mashing around, November 2016 & February 2017 I’ve been procrastinating on writing up my treks in Scantic River State Park for a while. Simply put, it’s all a bit confusing. Parts of it are called Scantic River Linear Park. Some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Damian, Enfield, Hikes with my Boys, scantic river state park, Somers

Scantic River State Park (Hazardville/West)

August 7, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

Hazarding a Guess... Scantic River State Park, Enfield ~2 miles of mish-mashing around, November 2016 & February 2017 I’ve been procrastinating on writing up my treks in Scantic River State Park for a while. Simply put, it’s all a bit confusing. Parts of it are called Scantic River Linear Park. Some sources refer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Damian, Enfield, Hikes with my Boys, Industrial History, scantic river state park

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