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Mount Tom State Park

November 25, 2024 by Steve Leave a Comment

Mount Tom State Park Litchfield, Morris, & Washington I was about to say that my favorite fact about this place is that I find it very weird that Litchfield claims the park - and the state DEEP says it's in Litchfield - when, in fact, only like 10% of it is in the town. The bulk of it is in Washington, including … [Read more...]

Filed Under: State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Litchfield, Morris, Mt Tom State Park, Washington

TSTL’15.12: Mount Tom

September 11, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Sky's the Limit 2015 Hiking Challenge #12 Mount Tom State Park, Litchfield, Washington, & Morris July 2015 We’re getting close, folks! Only three more spots to get Damian and I to all 14 TSTL Challenge points! We’re gonna do it! This climb of Mount Tom would get Calvin to his ninth, one shy of what he … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Great Views, Hikes with my Boys, Litchfield, Morris, Mt Tom State Park, Observation Towers, Sky's the Limit Challenge, Washington

Mount Tom Tower

March 7, 2011 by Steve 3 Comments

Mt. Tom Lookout Tower, Morris Stone Tower (34 feet) on Mt. Tom summit (1325 feet) Since I've visited Mt. Tom for different reasons over the years, there are multiple pages for this small park, but this page is only about the observation tower. You know how in California the locals are always bragging about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: Great Views, Litchfield, Morris, Mt Tom State Park, Observation Towers, Washington

Mount Tom State Park

July 19, 2010 by Steve 1 Comment

Good Ol' Tom Litchfield, Morris, Washington July 2010 This is perhaps the easiest state park write-up in the state. Why? Because it’s small and there are two activities here. I did both on a sunny Saturday in July while Hoang and Damian stuck to the one they most enjoy: hitting the beach. As a kid I was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Beach, Damian, Hoang, Litchfield, Morris, Mt Tom State Park, Swimming, Washington

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