The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #3 Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument, North Canaan February 26, 2017 Another cold Connecticut winter’s day... What to do, what to do... Oh, I know! Bundle up the boys, toss them into the car, and point the car west to pick up a couple more 2017 Sky’s the Limit Challenge … [Read more...]
TSTL’16.14: Bluff Point State Park
The Sky's the Limit 2016 Hiking Challenge #14 Bluff Point State Park and Coastal Reserve, Groton October 30, 2016 Here we are... at the end of the long and winding road that the 2016 DEEP Sky’s the Limit Challenge presented us. With hikes in New Fairfield, Greenwich, Thompson, and now Groton, we’d covered the … [Read more...]
TSTL’16.12: Airline State Park Tri-Point
The Sky's the Limit 2016 Hiking Challenge #12 Air Line State Park Trail (CTMARI Tri-point), Thompson October 16, 2016 Every so often I have one of those proud dad experiences out in the woods with my boys that affect me in ways I couldn’t have foreseen. These have almost exclusively been hikes during which … [Read more...]
Mianus River State Park
You Bet Your Butt This Place is Great Mianus River State Park, Stamford & Greenwich October 2, 2016 This page only describes the trails at the state park, which were hiked for 2016 Sky's the Limit DEEP challenge. Mianus River Park is an attached town park that also straddles Stamford and Greenwich. Longtime … [Read more...]
TSTL’16.10: Millers Pond State Park
The Sky's the Limit 2016 Hiking Challenge #10 Millers Pond State Park, Durham/Haddam Septemeber 4, 2016 Now into the double digits for our 2016 Sky’s the Limit Challenge hikes, I was feeling confident about our chances for completion. (Well, let’s be honest – we all knew we’d complete all 14.) Millers Pond … [Read more...]
TSTL’16.9: Squantz Pond State Park
The Sky's the Limit 2016 Hiking Challenge #9 Pootatuck State Forest/Squantz Pond State Park, New Fairfield August 30, 2016 I know the title here is Squantz Pond, but 99% of this hike was not in the state park but rather in the Pootatuck State Forest. “Squantz.” Go ahead. Say that word a few times in your … [Read more...]
TSTL’16.8: Windsor Locks Canal Trail State Park
The Sky's the Limit 2016 Hiking Challenge #8 Windsor Locks Canal Trail State Park, Suffield/Windsor Locks July 3, 2016 This section, notably the southernmost bit and parking area, has been cleaned up and is much nicer than the apocalyptic wasteland described below. Of all the Sky’s the Limit Challenge hikes … [Read more...]
TSTL’16.7: James L. Goodwin Forest
The Sky's the Limit 2016 Hiking Challenge #7 James L. Goodwin Forest, Hampton June 26, 2016 Nobody ever thinks about Hampton, Connecticut. Your mind is probably drifting away from the thought of Hampton right now. Stop doing that – focus! Sometimes you’ll see Hampton mentioned in geo-oddity blurbs because … [Read more...]
TSTL’16.5: Mansfield Hollow State Park
The Sky's the Limit 2016 Hiking Challenge #5 Mansfield Hollow State Park, Mansfield March 19, 2016 After last week's more-difficult-than-usual hike over in Barkhamsted, I sought out an easier one for us this time around. To keep the boys engaged, I wanted a relatively short and flat Sky's the Limit … [Read more...]
TSTL’16.4: American Legion State Forest’s Henry Buck Trail
The Sky's the Limit 2016 Hiking Challenge #4 American Legion State Forest, Barkhamsted March 13, 2016 Level of Difficulty: Difficult Yeah, yeah, CT DEEP, whatever. "Difficult." Pfffft. Honestly, there are very few, if any, truly "difficult" hikes in Connecticut. Trust me, I've hiked more than most … [Read more...]