A Fun Hike; No Bluffing Stagecoach Road - Lone Pine Trailhead (East), Durham, N. Branford, Guilford, & Madison August 2008 Note: This was written in 2008, so please forgive the tiny picture formatting. If you want to start at the beginning of the trail, go the Mattabesett Intro here. Life is about decisions. … [Read more...]
63. Meigs Point Nature Center Museum
The Fish Scale: Do, Re, Meigs! Madison (Google Maps Location) July 12, 2008 Update: Meigs Point has a brand new building, so a revisit is in order! If you go to Hammonasset Beach just once a year, please visit this excellent nature center. If you go several times a year as we used to do, please make it a … [Read more...]
Selectman’s Stones
A Man's Gotta Have Some Stones Selectman's Stones, Durham/Madison/Guilford September 2008 & 2023 (You can reach these stones via The Selectman's Path and other trails through the Mica Ledges Preserve as well.) There I was, in the middle of the woods, high above Madison and Guilford, along the Mattabesett … [Read more...]
Lone Pine Trail
In the Pine, In the Pine... Where the Sun Never Shines Madison & Guilford, 4.1 miles, solo August 1, 2008 I'll say it... This is not my favorite trail in Connecticut. Now that that's out of the way, you ask, "Why?" Was it the fact that there were zero views? That dusk set in about halfway through? That my … [Read more...]
The Largest Beach
Hammona Hammona Hammona! Hammonasset Beach, Madison July 12, 2008 I love my title. While there is certainly no "correct" spelling of the phrase, there is a correct usage. The Urban Dictionary defines it as, "a sensual way to say hottie." (They happen to spell it "humana humana" which is an insurance company … [Read more...]