American Legion & Peoples State Forests Barkhamsted The state bundles these two forests together online and on maps and... well, I guess that's all that matters to me. They are certainly contiguous, split by the west branch of the Farmington River. Most of the "stuff" is in Peoples, but my favorite trail here is in … [Read more...]
American Legion & Peoples State Forest Trails Intro
American Legion & Peoples State Forest Trails Barkhamsted I’ve been forced to create this page not to make you come here to get an extra website “hit” but because the CFPA combined these two trail networks into one. And since I follow their lead, here we are. So without further delay: American Legion State … [Read more...]
Falls Cut-off Trail Cascades
I’ll Cut Off Your Falls! Falls Cut-off Trail Cascades, Barkhamsted September 2007 These falls (cascades, officially) are included in the 2013 Connecticut Waterfalls guidebook, so I’m adding this page six years after visiting. And since I’m lazy, I’m not going to go find the CD that contains the original … [Read more...]
Peoples State Forest Trails
Power to the Peoples! Barkhamsted, Trail network (~10 miles) October 7, 2007 After enjoying myself immensely during previous visits to Peoples State Forest - at the Barkhamsted Lighthouse and The Stone Museum, as well as across the west branch of the Farmington River for the two hikes in American Legion State … [Read more...]
Barkhamsted Lighthouse
This (Really) Little Light Of Mine... Barkhamsted Lighthouse, Barkhamsted September 9, 2007 Why was there a lighthouse in the middle of the forest, 100 miles from the closest open water? And, once there, um... where is this lighthouse anyway?! After finishing my hikes across the Farmington River's west … [Read more...]