Saugatuck Trail Easton to Weston, ~12 miles December 2007 - I completed the Saugatuck Trail in 2007 in just a couple of hours. Then CFPA extended in in 2018 and linked it up with the newer Aspetuck Trail. So now I have to write this introduction page because now I have to hike the trail in two part. But at … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Weston
Everything Weston 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” Weston CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If I’ve … [Read more...]
Weston’s Town Trails
Weston’s Town Trails Weston is a weird town. I have this hypothetical competition in my head regarding which Connecticut town is the strangest. Of course, there’s no set criteria to determine “weird,” so I can’t definitively say that one town is weirder than the rest. But Weston is certainly in the … [Read more...]
Aspetuck Land Trust Trails
Aspetuck Land Trust Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Norwalk, Weston, Westport & Wilton Aspetuck Land Trust was founded in 1966 to preserve open space in the towns of Westport, Weston, Fairfield and Easton. Take a second to think about that. Land in those four towns is incredibly expensive, so shout out to … [Read more...]
159. Weston Woods (RIP)
How the Weston Woods Was Won Weston (Google Maps location) March 13, 2010 Update: Morton Schindel passed away in 2016 at the age of 98. This place no longer exists as we visited it, and that makes my wife and I very, very sad. We both loved meeting Mort and could have spent a week with him in Weston. His house and … [Read more...]
Saugatuck Trail: Section 2
I Came, I Saugatucked, I Conquered Redding & Weston, 6.9 miles December 2007 In 2018, The Saugatuck Trail was been extended around the northern end of the Saugatuck Reservoir and connects to the Aspetuck Trail in Easton. This page was written when that four mile extension didn't exist, but I've done my best to … [Read more...]