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Griffin Cascades

June 5, 2020 by Steve 1 Comment

Merritts a Quick Look Griffin Cascades/Merritt Preserve, Bloomfield May 2020 You won't believe this - and you shouldn't believe this - but it took me maybe three trips to finally get these two pictures of the Griffin Cascades. Mostly because I never really cared to get a stellar picture. And also because it is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Bloomfield, Hartford County, Waterfalls, wintonbury land trust

WLT: Hawk Hill Farm

May 10, 2020 by Steve 1 Comment

Hawk the Herald Angels Sing Hawk Hill Farm, ~1 mile, Wintonbury Land Trust, Bloomfield April 2020 I just love the fact that there are so many Bloomfield hikes. I don't really know what the collective thought about Bloomfield is, but I'd guess it has nothing to do with all the available trails to hike. Even though … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Bloomfield, Farms, Great Views, Hartford County, lasalette trail, wintonbury land trust

LaSalette Trail

April 10, 2020 by Steve 3 Comments

Ideas are Blooming LaSalette Trail, 6.6 miles Bloomfield & Simsbury At the time of this writing, I have no idea when the gaps in the LaSalette Trail will be closed - or even if they officially will be someday. Nor do I care, really. Such is my excitement for this trail that I'm forging ahead with hiking it and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Bloomfield, Calvin, Hartford County, Hikes with my Boys, lasalette trail, penwood state park, Simsbury, Simsbury Land Trust, wintonbury land trust

WLT: Stout Family Fields

January 26, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

No Need For a Porter Here Stout Family Fields, ~.4 mile, Wintonbury Land Trust, Bloomfield January 2020 On their own, the 13-acres of Stout Family Fields isn't the most exciting place to go for a walk. You walk up a slope towards the trees and are afforded a decent little view across Bloomfield towards Hartford. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Bloomfield, Hartford County, wintonbury land trust

WLT: Speer Preserve

February 10, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

Speer Fishing Speer Preserve, ~.7 mile, Wintonbury Land Trust, Bloomfield February 6, 2016 Yes, I know that it's easy to use the Speer Preserve in Bloomfield as an alternative jumping off point to get up to the Heublein Tower and Metacomet Trail points beyond. And I totally suggest you do that when you become so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Bloomfield, Calvin, Hartford County, Hikes with my Boys, wintonbury land trust

WLT: Van Otterloo Preserve

February 6, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

Doin' the ol' Van Otterloop Van Otterloo Preserve, ~.5 mile, Wintonbury Land Trust, Bloomfield February 3, 2016 There exists - I swear - a dedicated group of people who are more or less familiar with all these tiny little properties with very limited visitation. They are some of my best readers in that they follow … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Bloomfield, Hartford County, Waterfalls, wintonbury land trust

Wintonbury Land Trust

February 5, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

Wintonbury Land Trust Bloomfield & Windsor I imagine you’ll be surprised to read that this particular land trust introductory page is one of the more difficult I’ve ever put together. I don’t know if it’s just that I’m very familiar with Bloomfield – having driven through it two times a day, every work day, since … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: Bloomfield, Hartford County, Windsor, wintonbury land trust

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