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...]
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...]
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...]
Welch Parcels
Welp... That's Welch Bethany Land Trust, 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 … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Farmington River Park
Roots Rock Farmington River Park, Bloomfield & Windsor May 2020 I've written several times about the pockets of Bloomfield over on the western edge along the Metacomet Ridge. And for good reason! Several cool trails course up and down the hill over there. But there are other "hidden" spots in Bloomfield - … [Read more...]
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