My Dogged Pursuit Continues Dog Rock, Preston August 7, 2010 While tooling down Route 165 into Preston City, Hoang noted how cute this painted rock was. Hoang likes dogs. Her family Chihuahua had just died a couple days ago. Don’t feel too badly; BeauBeau was N-I-N-E-T-E-E-N years old and quite frankly, looked … [Read more...]
Frog Rock (Cornwall)
The Other Frog Rock Frog Rock, Cornwall November 29, 2009 Eh. Since I started writing about other roadside painted rock animals, I guess I have to continue. Though, I must admit, some of the stories behind some of the rocks are pretty cool. Notably, the much cooler Frog Rock in Eastford a page which gets an … [Read more...]
Animals, Farms, Gardens, Plants, Trees, Dinosaurs, Fossils, Rocks, Waterfalls, & Caves
Biology, Paleontology, and Geology This is a big page with lots of stuff. Outdoor stuff. You won't find nature or Audubon centers here, as they are on the massive museums list. I'll let you sort out whatever else you're looking for. Animals (Aquaria, Zoos, Hatcheries, Wild & Weird Animals) Farms Worth … [Read more...]
Elephant Rock
I am Not an Animal! I am a Rock! I... Am... A Glacial Erratic! Elephant Rock, Simsbury June 2008 I am not sure this still exists and I'm not rushing to find out. True, I originally intended to only capture the quirky roadside animal rocks, like Frog Rock in Eastford and Turtle Rock in Marlborough, but upon … [Read more...]
Snake/Turtle Rock (Marlborough)
I Like Turtles Turtle Rock, Marlborough February 2, 2008 This page came about simply because I convinced EdHill to get out of the car along the busy route 66 and stand on a painted roadside rock. I can't pretend that I expected him to actually do it, but he did, so here we are. Perhaps he was willing … [Read more...]
Frog Rock (Eastford)
"Well, You Can Rock It You Can Roll It You Can Stop And You Can Stroll It At The Hop" Frog Rock, Eastford February 2008, May 2017, August 2021 Frog Rock Rest Stop closed in early 2022 due to the owners' health, but was re-opened that summer with a new name: Frog Rock Summer Shack. This is one of those pages … [Read more...]