Lyre! Lyre! Clavicytherium on Fire! New Haven (Google Maps Location) January 29, 2009 Yale is an amazing place. It is renowned worldwide for its academics and famous alumni. That's great, but what I care about is the fact that the campus houses tons of museums. In fact, the university has more museums than most … [Read more...]
Carl Andre’s “Stone Field Sculpture”
36 Rocks Sitting on the Triangularish Lawn on Gold Street Near Main "Stone Field" Sculpture, Hartford Many Visits 2015 Update: Construction on Gold Street prompted utilities worker to spraypaint the rocks. Guess they didn't think/realize this was an art installation. Which is kind of funny. Art. It means … [Read more...]
Concept of Freedom Trail: Enfield
Paul Robeson House, 1221 Enfield Street Paul Robeson was an All-American football player, a Phi Beta Kappa scholarship student at Rutgers University, and a graduate of the Columbia University Law School. An African American of extraordinary artistic gifts, he later became an internationally known actor and singer, … [Read more...]
Florida: Britton Hill
An Epic 12-Hour Adventure Britton Hill, 345 feet July 5, 2005 50th on the US State Highpoint List (Me: 17/51; Hoang: 17/51) Let me state right up front that I don't like Florida. There, that was cathartic. Ever since I lived there when I was a little kid, I've held a grudge against the state for various … [Read more...]
Washington DC: Fort Reno
Bonus Highpoint! Fort Reno State Park, 429 feet November 23, 2004 [March 2009 Update: A new benchmark has been placed at the true highpoint here, a few yards from where we climbed to. This does not upset me. Too much. Nope... not at all. I swear.] The District of Columbia is one wacky little place. … [Read more...]
West Virginia: Spruce Knob
Highpoint # 16 Spruce Knob, 4,861 feet (24th highest) November 22, 2004 West Virginia is an odd state. It has a terrible rap for being backwards and poor. It was a Democratic stronghold until 2000, and then voted for Bush. Twice. It's famous for a John Denver song, coalmines, and being so lame that Virginia … [Read more...]
Maryland: Backbone Mountain
Highpoint # 15 Backbone Mountain, 3,360 feet (32nd highest) November 21, 2004 BANG! BANG! "What's that sound?" Hoang asked. "Um, shotgun blasts." "Oh... Are we going to get shot?" "I hope not, baby. Let's hike!" My wife, having grown up in Hard Hittin' New Britain, Connecticut, had never really … [Read more...]
80. Slater Memorial Art Museum
A Full Slater of Art Norwich (Google Maps Location) November 14, 2008 This place absolutely deserves a proper revisit, as they've updated the joint pretty significantly - and because this page doesn't capture the greatness of the Slater. The Slater Memorial Art Museum is a Connecticut Art Trail site Ahhh, my … [Read more...]
Hauntings in Connecticut
Hello. So glad you came to this page. It is unfortunate that some of our most venerable museums have resorted to promoting ghost stories and other such clap trap in an effort to gain attention and ultimately, the elusive dollar. While I appreciate their plight, this whole effort smacks of pathetic money grubbing at … [Read more...]
Shaker Village
There's a Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On! Shaker Village, Enfield March, 25, 2009 [Note: Most of the informational and historical passages in this post is excerpted directly from the Enfield Historical Society website.] Enfield. Good ol' Enfield. What better place to settle your quirky religious community than … [Read more...]
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