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Buttermilk Falls (Plymouth)

January 24, 2023 by Steve Leave a Comment

Feel the Churn Buttermilk Falls, Plymouth December 2022 Every state has its own Buttermilk Falls. Most states have multiple. Connecticut even has two. That's right, our little state with a general paucity of decent waterfalls couldn't come up with different names for Plymouth's Buttermilk Falls and the much … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Justin Coleman Photography, Litchfield County, Mattatuck Trail, Plymouth, Waterfalls

Mattatuck Trail: Section 1

January 3, 2023 by Steve 1 Comment

Cruising in a Plymouth 7.4 Miles, Wolcott & Plymouth December 2022 When I begin a new longer-distance trail, I often think about the people who rush to rip through certain hiking challenges. Surely there are Blue Trails Challenge hikers who try to get through the CFPA's nearly 1,000 miles of trails in just a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Cool Rocks, Litchfield County, mattatuck state forest, Mattatuck Trail, New Haven County, Plymouth, Wolcott

Mattatuck State Forest

January 21, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Mattatuck State Forest Harwinton, Litchfield, Plymouth, Thomaston, Waterbury, Watertown What started as an over-timbered little 723 acres gifted to the state in 1926 has grown to 4,510 acres in 20 parcels across six towns. Most of what people are familiar with is in Thomaston, Waterbury, and Watertown though. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Litchfield County, mattatuck state forest, New Haven County, Plymouth, Thomaston, Waterbury, Watertown

Plymabama

September 3, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Plymabama... Alabamouth? Plymouth I notice things. Oftentimes, the things I notice are pure nonsense. Take, for example, this entire page. The joke here is, “Plymouth really is the Alabama of Connecticut!” Then I show you this: Then we all laugh because Plymouth really is the Alabama of Connecticut! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography, New Post Tagged With: alabama, Litchfield County, Plymouth

CTMQ’s Guide to Plymouth

January 7, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything Plymouth I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Plymouth CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: Litchfield County, Plymouth

Plymouth’s Town Trail Intro

January 7, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Plymouth’s Town Trail Plymouth Plymouth is one of those towns that most people refer to as another name. In this case, it’s Terryville. I’ve known a bunch of people who’ve claimed they were from Terryville. I’ve never known anyone who says they’re from Plymouth. It’s a weird Connecticut thing I’m finally getting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Litchfield County, Plymouth

Plymouth Land Trust Intro

January 7, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Plymouth Land Trust Trails Plymouth I don’t have any rational reason as to why, but as I write this before I’ve stepped foot on any Plymouth Land Trust trail, I’m pulling for them. I want their two little trails to be excellent. Perhaps because when I sought to pull this page together, part of me was like, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: Litchfield County, Plymouth, plymouth land trust

Tunxis Burlington Region: White Dot Trail

January 20, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

"Stiling" and Profiling on the Tunxis Tunxis White Dot: Plymouth/Burlington/Harwinton, 9.1 miles April 27 & June 29, 2008 2015 Update: The White Dot didn’t change with all the 2014 Tunxis changes in Burlington, but since I combined my hike(s) of it with trails that did change, I have to change around this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Burlington, Hartford County, harwinton, Litchfield County, nassahegon state forest, Plymouth, Tunxis Trail

Tunxis Mainline Trail: Section 2

January 14, 2010 by Steve 2 Comments

Section 2: It's All New! Plymouth/Burlington, 8 miles April 20 & 27, 2008 & January 18, 2015 2015 Update: Hear Ye! Hear Ye! The CFPA has closed the gap along the Tunxis in Burlington! I have no idea how long this gap existed, but it had probably been well over a decade at least. Such things are very exciting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Burlington, Caves & Dens, Hartford County, Litchfield County, Plymouth, Tunxis Trail

107. Lock Museum of America

January 13, 2010 by Steve 77 Comments

The Key To My Heart Terryville section of Plymouth (Google Maps Location) May 28, 2009 Come. Come with me on a journey into the mind of a madman. No, not me, but Tom Hennessey – the guy most responsible for the wonderful insanity (some blowhards would say inanity) of the Lock Museum of America. At the outset … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, Superlatives Tagged With: Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Industrial History, Largests Longests Mosts Smallests and Tallests, Litchfield County, Plymouth

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