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Seabury Wildwood Trails

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Seabury Wildwood Trails

Keeping Bloomfield in Control Seabury Wildwood Trails, Bloomfield April 2015 & March 2020 You won't believe this, but this property took me three visits to complete all of its trails. Three! Add a fourth visit to check out the "Large-scale Wintonbury Flying Club Fly-in" and I'm basically a Seabury regular. … [Read more...]

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

Ewen Farm Preserve

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Ewen Farm Preserve

Ewww-in Orange Ewen Farm Preserve, Orange January 2020 Our first foray into the wilds of Orange was at the Ewen Farm Preserve, a small parcel of land wedged between a brand new suburban development and an old farm. It typifies what the Orange of today is; a rural farm community that is adding housing as I write. … [Read more...]

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

Northwest Park v.Windsor

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Northwest Park v.Windsor

Dams, Dinosaurs and a Dump Northwest Park, Windsor January 19, 2013 This page is a beast because Windsor’s Northwest Park is a beast. I say that as a compliment… this place is a gem and I’m fortunate that it’s so close to my home. Not only that, it is very near my older son’s special needs school and as a result, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, Canals and Dams, CT Dino Trail, Damian, Dinosaurs, Hartford County, Hikes with my Boys, Hoang, Northwest Park, Windsor

Mono Pond State Park Reserve

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Mono Pond State Park Reserve

A Case of Mono Mono Pond State Park Reserve, Columbia 1.5 Miles, November 2019 A good hiking partner is always game to hike. Finding someone on the chilly Saturday after Thanksgiving to wander around Columbia would probably be somewhat difficult. So I’m fortunate to have my 8-year-old son who, barring illness or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Calvin, columbia, Hikes with my Boys, Tolland County

Island Woods

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Island Woods

Aloha! Island Woods, Columbia November 2019 I know what you're thinking right now... you know, the "Steve, really? Does Columbia's little half mile loop at the back of the Island Woods subdivision deserve its own page on CTMQ?" You have a point. There is literally nothing of interest here. On a late November day … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, columbia, Hikes with my Boys, Tolland County

JT: Utley Hill Preserve/Recreation Park

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JT: Utley Hill Preserve/Recreation Park

Chasing Utley Utley Hill Preserve & Recreation Park, Columbia July & September 2019 At the risk of making this page more confusing than it needs to be, I’ll try to explain what’s going on here as succinctly as possible. Joshua’s Trust owns a parcel of land called the Utley Hill Preserve that protects the Columbia … [Read more...]

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

Szegda Farm

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Szegda Farm

I Don't Know How to Say Szegda Either Szegda Farm, Columbia September 2019 I’ve been doing this for a while now. People often ask my why I keep doing what I do. There are a million different answer to that question, but one is, “I keep getting pleasantly surprised.” Columbia’s Szegda Farm is one such place that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, columbia, Hikes with my Boys, Tolland County

SLT: James Property

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SLT: James Property

Jamesy-Pie James Property, Simsbury Land Trust October 14, 2015 My younger son Calvin has a friend named James and he calls him Jamesy-Pie for some reason that no one can explain. It is not said as an insult; it's actually used endearingly the best as I can tell, and Jamesy-Pie doesn't mind it. Hiking the … [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

GLT: Fox Brook Preserve

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GLT: Fox Brook Preserve

Gosh Darn Nice Goshen Land Trust, Goshen, 0.7 Miles March 2016 When you skim this page it will have no effect on you. And it shouldn’t. It’s just another short little trail you’ll likely never seek out featuring a little boy you’ll never know. But a lot of my inspiration to write up all the stuff that I do really … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Damian, Goshen, Goshen Land Trust, Hikes with my Boys, Litchfield County

JT: Potter Meadow

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JT: Potter Meadow

Puttering Around Potter Potter Meadow, Columbia July 2019 Joshua's Trust owns, maintains, and oversees a ton of properties in northeastern, Connecticut towns that the majority of Connecticutians don't know exist. While I have many still to explore, I've been impressed with those that I have hiked already. Potter … [Read more...]

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

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