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TSTL’17.14: Putnam Memorial State Park

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TSTL’17.14: Putnam Memorial State Park

The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #14 Putnam Memorial State Park, Redding/Bethel September 16, 2017 Do you want to know something crazy? With this, our 14th and final Sky’s the Limit Challenge hike of 2017, Damian and I have now gone to ALL 42 TSTL challenge points over the last few years. Every. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Bethel, Calvin, Caves & Dens, Damian, Fairfield County, Hikes with my Boys, Hiking Challenges with Rewards, Military History, putnam memorial state park, Redding, Sky's the Limit Challenge

TSTL’17.13: Farmington Canal State Park Trail

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TSTL’17.13:  Farmington Canal State Park Trail

The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #13 Farmington Canal State Park Trail, Cheshire September 16, 2017 The story here has nothing at all to do with the historic lock or the walk or the museum that wasn't open - because it's pretty much never open. So let's dispense with all of that off the bat. We … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Calvin, Canals and Dams, Cheshire, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Hiking Challenges with Rewards, New Haven County, Sky's the Limit Challenge

TSTL’17.12: Mashomoquet Brook State Park

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TSTL’17.12: Mashomoquet Brook State Park

The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #12 Mashamoquet Brook State Park, Pomfret August 13, 2017 Here we are again! Another TSTL Challenge point! For this one, I employed my kindly and fatherly “Let’s see how close we can get to the goal in the car to save your tender young legs” approach. I’ve hiked … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Calvin, Cool Geology, Damian, Dubious Claims, Hikes with my Boys, Hiking Challenges with Rewards, Mashamoquet Brook State Park, Pomfret, Sky's the Limit Challenge, Windham County

TSTL’17.11: Chatfield Hollow State Park

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TSTL’17.11: Chatfield Hollow State Park

The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #11 Chatfield Hollow State Park, Killingworth July 22, 2017 This Challenge point represented an all-new state park for me! That’s right, even though Chatfield Hollow contains a little nature center museum, “caves,” a covered bridge, a swimming pond, and a CFPA trail … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Calvin, chatfield hollow state park, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Hiking Challenges with Rewards, killingworth, Middlesex County, Sky's the Limit Challenge

TSTL’17.10: Gillette Castle State Park

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TSTL’17.10: Gillette Castle State Park

The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #10 Gillette Castle State Park, East Haddam & Lyme April 8, 2017 Lazy/tired/illiterate readers, you’re going to like this page. I don’t really plan on writing too much at all. Me? Not write way too much? That’s right. After all, I’ve written about Gillette … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, East Haddam, Gillette Castle State Park, Great Views, Hikes with my Boys, Hiking Challenges with Rewards, Lyme, Middlesex County, New London County, Roads and Tunnels, Sky's the Limit Challenge, Trains and Trolleys

TSTL’17.9: Haley Farm State Park

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TSTL’17.9: Haley Farm State Park

The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #9 Haley Farm State Park (Canopy Rock), Groton April 1, 2017 We're not big on April Fool's Day in the CTMQ household. Calvin is just beginning to understand the art of the prank and Damian, well, his special needs commitment to literalism hampers his ability to join in on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Calvin, Cool Rocks, Damian, Groton, Haley Farm State park, Hikes with my Boys, New London County, Sky's the Limit Challenge

TSTL’17.8: Air Line State Park Trail

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TSTL’17.8: Air Line State Park Trail

The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #8 Air Line State Park Trail (Blackledge River Bridge), Colchester March 25, 2017 In case you weren't aware, the Air Line State Park Trail traverses East Hampton, Colchester, Hebron, Columbia, Lebanon, Windham, Chaplin, Hampton, Pomfret, Putnam, and Thompson. We'd walked … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: air line state park, Calvin, Colchester, Cool Bridges, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Hiking Challenges with Rewards, New London County, salmon river state forest, Sky's the Limit Challenge

TSTL’17.7 Indian Well State Park

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TSTL’17.7 Indian Well State Park

The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #7 Indian Well State Park (The Well), Shelton March 18, 2017 We had to go to IKEA for something. I never just drive to New Haven without picking up at least one or two things for CTMQ along the way. “Oh, hey, look! There’s a Sky’s the Limit Challenge spot right … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Another Freaking Jumping Indian, Calvin, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Hiking Challenges with Rewards, indian well state park, New Haven County, Shelton, Sky's the Limit Challenge

TSTL’17.6: Nathaniel Lyon Monument

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TSTL’17.6: Nathaniel Lyon Monument

The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #6 Nathaniel Lyon Monument, Natchaug State Forest, Eastford March 4, 2017 Eh, what the heck. If we were going to go all-in on the coldest day of Winter 2016-17 with a hike up in Union, we might as well pick up aother TSTL Challenge point over in Eastford, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, Religion, Remembrances, & Outdoor Art, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Eastford, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Hikes with my Boys, Hiking Challenges with Rewards, Military History, Natchaug State Forest, natchaug trail, nathaniel Lyon Memorial State Park, Sky's the Limit Challenge, Windham County

TSTL’17.5: Bigelow Hollow State Park

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TSTL’17.5: Bigelow Hollow State Park

The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #5 Bigelow Hollow State Park, Union March 4, 2017 Quick! Who remembers March 4, 2017 in northern Connecticut? It was that Saturday? In early March? With all the wind? Yeah, it was that freezing cold day with temperatures in the low-teens but a howling and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: bigelow hollow state park, Blue Trails Challenge, Calvin, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Hiking Challenges with Rewards, Sky's the Limit Challenge, Tolland County, Union

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