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CTMQ > Hikes with my Boys

Swibold Preserve

September 8, 2021 by Steve 2 Comments

(Swi)Bold Claim Canton Land Conservation Trust, Canton September 2021 What's the "bold claim" reference in this page's title? It is that I've "completed" Canton with this hike. Every museum, every trail, ever entity that I care about, visit, and write about for this website. Done. Why "bold?" Because who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Canton, Canton Land Conservation Trust, Hikes with my Boys

West Mountain Trails

July 29, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

Total Masters Simsbury Land Trust's West Mountain, 60 Westledge, & Cathles Trails, Simsbury December 2020 Although I'm writing this page in 2021, it has a distinction that is important to... a few people. (I was going to write "absolutely no one" but then I remembered that way back when it was originally … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Great Views, Hikes with my Boys, Simsbury, Simsbury Land Trust

Diana’s Pool Falls & Trail

June 21, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

The Pull of Diana Diana's Pool Falls & Trail, Chaplin March 2021 Chaplin is a funny town. There it is, quietly existing in eastern Connecticut... no one bothers Chaplin, Chaplin doesn't bother anyone. Aside from a few trails coursing through town, there's really not much in town bringing in people from elsewhere. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, chaplin, Hikes with my Boys, Waterfalls

JT: Bernard Church Woods

June 7, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Woods are Our Church Joshua's Trust Bernard Church Woods, Chaplin March 2021 This is a Joshua's Trust property. Calvin and I arrived at the backwoods trailhead for The Joshua Trust's Bernard Church Woods property at the end of several hours of Chaplin exploration. Yes, it's truly possible to spend a few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, chaplin, Dubious Claims, Hikes with my Boys, Joshua's Trust

Hein Trails

May 24, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Heiny Ho! Bethany Land Trust, Bethany January 2021 Bethany's trailed properties seem to always be in flux. The land trust keep acquiring property, tornados keep tearing up the woods, and new trails keep getting blazed. Not many of you think too much or too often about Bethany, but it's nice to see so much activity … [Read more...]

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

Hoppers-Birge Pond Nature Preserve

May 6, 2021 by Steve 3 Comments

Oh Snap! Hoppers-Birge Pond Nature Preserve, Bristol October 2014 Downtown Bristol, baby. Certainly one of the favored whipping posts of state residents. Not quite a big city, not a suburb, Bristol falls somewhere in between; a post-industrial small city that never regained its footing after several large … [Read more...]

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

NFA: Brunot Preserve

May 4, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

B-U-C-O-L-I-C Brunot Preserve, Newtown September 2014 Here we are, together again... writing (me) and reading (you) about a small little land trust parcel on the Newtown/Bethel Border. Surely there's nothing too interesting about this typical slice of land that was once a farm and is now a forest - the story of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Newtown, Newtown Forest Association

Avalonia: Barrett Preserve

April 15, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Grin and Barrett Barrett Preserve, Ledyard January 2016 It's always moderately interesting to hike through managed forests. Especially if they are being actively managed like Avalonia Land Conservancy's Barrett Preserve was when Damian and I checked it out. Several acres here burned in 1989 after which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Avalonia Land Conservancy, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Ledyard

Auer Farm Trails

April 8, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

An Auer of Chaos Auer Farm, Bloomfield December 2020 All Things Auer Farm, which is also called Auerfarm. This page is a bit silly. Not that Auer Farm is silly - it's not. The page is silly because I have too many separate pages on Auer Farm. And now two separate pages on the trails at the property. (The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: auer farm, Bloomfield, Calvin, Farm, Hikes with my Boys

JT: Two Sisters Preserve

March 31, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Don't Get it Twister, Sisters Joshua's Trust Two Sisters Preserve, Chaplin March 2021 This is a Joshua's Trust property. As I was gathering stuff for Calvin and I to venture out to Chaplin, I alerted my wife to our destination. "Oh. Chaplin, have fun. It's a beautiful town." I paused for a moment, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, chaplin, Hikes with my Boys, Joshua's Trust

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