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MLCT: MJ Williams Park

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MLCT: MJ Williams Park

Putt-Putting Around Manchester Land Cons. Trust Trails (MLCT): MJ Williams Park, East Hartford 0.7 Miles, June 2019 I’ve begun two other MLCT posts with the following: You know how you think I’m nuts? Like, “what is wrong with that dude and why does he care about doing this stuff nuts?” I hear you. It is, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: East Hartford, Hartford County, manchester land conservation trust

MLCT: Pleasant/Stickney Hill

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MLCT: Pleasant/Stickney Hill

The Place That Shall Be Named Manchester Land Cons. Trust Trails (MLCT): Pleasant/Stickney Hill 0.5 Miles, May 2017 I began with the following on the last MLCT post I wrote: You know how you think I’m nuts? Like, “what is wrong with that dude and why does he care about doing this stuff” nuts? I hear you. It … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: manchester land conservation trust, Tolland County, Vernon

MLCT: Barlow Park

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MLCT: Barlow Park

BarLows and Highs of That CTMQ Life Manchester Land Cons. Trust Trails (MLCT): Barlow Park ~0 Miles, May 2017 You know how you think I’m nuts? Like, “what is wrong with that dude and why does he care about doing this stuff” nuts? I hear you. As I was finishing up everything to do in Manchester I could do for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Hartford County, Manchester, manchester land conservation trust

MLCT: Salter’s Pond

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MLCT: Salter’s Pond

Don’t Be So Salty Salter’s Pond, Manchester January 22, 2017 When one is attempting to hike every mapped hike in Manchester, one will be happily surprised by some fantastic properties that were previously unknown to him or her. And sometimes, one will be left to wonder why the heck they decided to hike every … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Hartford County, Manchester, manchester land conservation trust

MLCT: Bush Hill Farm

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MLCT: Bush Hill Farm

In a Bush League of Our Own Bush Hill Farm, Glastonbury & Manchester January 2017 As I scan through my (way too many) pictures from our day out at Bush Hill Farm, I’m most inspired by Calvin’s red coat. It makes many of my hastily taken iPhone photos just... just look better. I recommend you buy red coats for your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Hikes with my Boys, Manchester, manchester land conservation trust

Wyllys Falls

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Wyllys Falls

Whatchoo Talkin' 'Bout Wyllys? Wyllys Falls, Manchester November 2016 Wyllys Falls is also known as Bridal Veil Falls, even though I've never seen anyone call it that except in sentences like this one. Wyllys Falls is located in a Manchester Land Conservation Trust property called "Spring Street-Hayden … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Hartford County, Manchester, manchester land conservation trust, Waterfalls

MLCT: Spring St.- Hayden L. Griswold

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MLCT: Spring St.- Hayden L. Griswold

Wyllyng Them To Rename This Property Manchester November 2016 I am terrible at marketing and promotion when it comes to CTMQ. Just not my thing. I keep telling myself that the words I put on the pages will speak for themselves. So to have me politely suggest that the Manchester Land Conservation Trust … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Hartford County, Hikes with my Boys, Manchester, manchester land conservation trust

MLCT: Buckland Pond

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MLCT: Buckland Pond

Buck Up Manchester Land Cons. Trust Trails (MLCT): Buckland Pond ~0.5 mile loop, January 2017 I used to live in Manchester as well as Glastonbury. I became familiar with the backroads between the towns that avoided the highways. But even so, there is a whole section of Manchester that I was wholly unfamiliar with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Hartford County, Manchester, manchester land conservation trust

MLCT: Fairway Park

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MLCT: Fairway Park

Not Fair Manchester Land Cons. Trust Trails (MLCT): Fairway Park 5-minute Bumble-Around, January 2017 I titled this page “Not Fair.” Why? Because busting on this MLCT property isn’t fair on my part. They do a great job all around Manchester. I could give them the business regarding their website, but that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Bushwhack, Hartford County, Manchester, manchester land conservation trust

MLCT: Purdy Nature Park Trail

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MLCT: Purdy Nature Park Trail

Purdy, not Purty Manchester Land Cons. Trust Trails (MLCT): Purdy Nature Park Trail 0.5 mile one way, December 2016 When I began completing Manchester, I knew I would have to walk a bunch of trails that most people would tend to avoid. That’s just the nature of being a completist. It even happens in the Catskills … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Damian, Hartford County, Hikes with my Boys, Manchester, manchester land conservation trust

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