A Two-Headed Museum. Literally. Hartford (Google Maps Location) January 19, 2008 The Old State House is a US Oldest, a US Best, a National Historic Landmark, and is part of the Connecticut Amistad Trail, The W3R National Historic Trail, and the Connecticut Women's Heritage Trail. I would guess … [Read more...]
Northwest Park Nature Center
North by Northwest Park Windsor (Google Maps Location) March 24, 2007 Note: This is an OLD write-up and as such it is a bit muddled with the tobacco museum in the same complex. This was written at a time when I didn't differentiate museums as much as I do now. Since 2007, we've visited several most times, we've … [Read more...]
Judges Cave
Not To Judge, But That's Not Really A Cave Per Se Judges Cave, New Haven January 13, 2008 Another old page that I should rewrite someday. At least there are some newer pictures of my family during a later visit. One thing is for certain here in Connecticut: We call things “caves” that are vastly different … [Read more...]
Alabama: Cheaha Mountain
Highpoint # 12 Cheaha Mountain, 2,405 feet (35th highest) April 23, 2004 Our 3 day highpointing tour of the south continued with a relatively short drive west from Rome, GA to the Talladega National Forest in Eastern Alabama. Before we got going, we opted for a nasty IHOP breakfast in Rome (Later, while … [Read more...]
Georgia: Brasstown Bald
Highpoint # 11 Brasstown Bald, 4,784 Feet (25th highest) April 22, 2004 The day dawned sunny and beautiful... A perfect day for a hike in northern Georgia. Even more exciting was the view from our hotel window: The summit tower of the highpoint several miles to the southeast. We jumped from bed for joy, gobbled … [Read more...]
South Carolina: Sassafras Mountain
Highpoint # 10 Sassafras Mountain, 3,560 Feet (29th highest) April 21, 2004 Worst. Highpoint. Ever. Sassafras Mountain was the first of three southeastern highpoints in three days. I live in Connecticut. I am a "liberal elite," whatever that means. I'm literate, I'm in a hurry, I don't like NASCAR, and … [Read more...]
Vermont: Mt. Mansfield
Highpoint # 9 Mount Mansfield, 4,393 Feet (26th highest) September 14, 2003 # 24 4000 Footers Peaks Lists #47 on the Northeast Hundred Highest List # 3 on New England Fifty Finest List Less than a week after conquering what was our most challenging highpoint to date (Katahdin), Vermont's Mount Mansfield … [Read more...]
Pizza at Frank Pepe’s
How Long Would You Wait? The Original Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, New Haven December 2007 Note: Pepe's is part of the Roadfood 500 Thing to Eat Before it's Too Late and is ranked as THE "National Best" pizza. This page was written well before the book came out. It was also written before Pepe’s expanded, as … [Read more...]
Heublein Tower Museum
Shouldn't It Be Called "Viewblein Tower?" Heublein Tower Museum, Simsbury (Google Maps Location, even though you must hike to it.) October 2007 Connecticut museum visit #35. Yes, there really is a little museum in the tower. I don't know (yet) but I'm guessing this may be the most physically inaccessible … [Read more...]
Metacomet Trail: Section 10
Section 10: A Towering Achievement Reservoir #6 to Penwood State Park, 5.7 miles, West Hartford, Bloomfield, Avon, & Simsbury October 2007 2019 Update: Y'know, if there ever was a page I should go dig through the old CD's looking for the original pictures, it's this one. But... I have other stuff to do. This page … [Read more...]
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