You’re Gonna Pry This One Outta Me Prydden Brook Falls, Newtown April 13, 2009 This is a really pretty waterfall. Definitely lands in the top 20% of Connecticut’s tumblers. The picture in the guidebook is great. My pictures? Not great. I mean, c'mon. Look at this nonsense: I found these falls while … [Read more...]
Pomperaug Trail
Pomp and CTMQstance Pomperaug Trail, 4.6 miles in Oxford and Southbury January 14 & September 16, 2012 As I sit to write this I see that I apparently struggled several months ago in figuring out how to present this section of mid-Housatonic River Trails. The CFPA Walk Books call them "Lake Zoar Area Trails," … [Read more...]
Kettletown State Park Trails
Put a Kettle on and Read 4 Trails, various mileages, Southbury/Oxford Various Dates Hike 1: Miller Trail, 4/13/09 Hike 2: Crest, Campground, Brook Trails, 1/14/12 Hike 3: Oxford Loop Trail, 9/16/12 (Pomperaug Trail - Separate Blog Entry, 9/16/12) I had assumed that the Kettletown name was derived from … [Read more...]
Zoar Trail
(Pleading Look To Sky, Fist Shaking), "zzzzZZZOOOAAARRR!" Newtown, 6.5 miles April 2009 Update: The section of the Zoar Trail that used to be on Great Quarter Road has been moved into the woods. Having the luxury of being able to choose which days to hike (sort of, not really) allows me to hit the trail on … [Read more...]
Lake Zoar Area Trails
ZOOOAAARRRR! Lake Zoar Area Trails Back in the day, the CFPA used to lump a bunch of trails under this heading. Then with the newest edition of the Walk Book, it changed and is now just listed as "Kettletown State Park, Pomperaug, and Zoar Trails." Sure, the Paugussett Trail was lengthened and removed from this … [Read more...]