Section 12: We’re Still At It! Farmington River to Hatchett Hill Rd, 2.3 miles October 7, 2017 Hello? Is this thing on? Yes? Good. It has been almost exactly SIX years since our last Metacomet Trail section hike. Yup, the last time Hoang and I hiked it was mid-October 2011. Man, time flies. Back then, … [Read more...]
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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...]
Nipmuck Trail: Section 3
Section 3: This I Know(lton): I Pix(ied) a Winner Marsh Road, Willington to Barlow Mill Road, Ashford, ~15 Miles, With Matt Woodward February 5, 2017 My tortured title refers to my hiking partner, Matt Woodward. Matt has been chronicling everything outdoors in Connecticut here, and he's talented, patient, bright, … [Read more...]
Natchaug Trail: Section 1
Section 1: NatCHUGGING Along 8.9 miles, Ashford & Eastford March 2017 Alright brain, get your stuff together. You’ve got to come to grips with this thing. No, not the fact that I would be hiking at dawn on one of the coldest mornings of the 2016-17 winter. No, not the fact that in order to reach the … [Read more...]
Natchaug Trail Intro
Natchaug Trail Ashford - Hampton, 19 miles March 2017 - July 2017 Ashford. Eastford. Chaplin. Hampton. Chances are, you can’t pinpoint these four Connecticut towns on a map. But don’t despair! When it comes to hiking through the wilds of Connecticut, I consider this a good thing. In fact, The Natchaug … [Read more...]
General Nathaniel Lyon Memorial State Park
I Ain't Lyon General Nathaniel Lyon Memorial State Park, Eastford This was originally visited and written up as part of The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge. 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 … [Read more...]
CFPA Trails & The Blue Trails Challenge
Connecticut Forest & Parks Association Trails 2006 - Skip Intro and Jump down to Trail List There are nearly 1,000 miles of CFPA hiking trails in many different towns in little ol' Connecticut. This list follows the organization's Blue Trails Challenge List and their published Walk Books. The CFPA is … [Read more...]
Shenipsit Trail: Section 6
Section 6: No, THIS is ShenipThat'sIt! Stafford ~ 2 miles December 23, 2016 Ah yes, the good ol’ Shenipsit Trail. The oft-forgotten long distance CFPA trail right up the center of Connecticut. From East Hampton down near the Portland border up into Stafford near the Massachusetts border, this trail has never … [Read more...]
TSTL’16.7: James L. Goodwin Forest
The Sky's the Limit 2016 Hiking Challenge #7 James L. Goodwin Forest, Hampton June 26, 2016 Nobody ever thinks about Hampton, Connecticut. Your mind is probably drifting away from the thought of Hampton right now. Stop doing that – focus! Sometimes you’ll see Hampton mentioned in geo-oddity blurbs because … [Read more...]
Sleeping Giant: Nature and Red Trails
SGSP N-S Traverses (5 Red Trails & The Nature Trail) Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, ~9 miles total (solo) July 17, 2011 I'm dumb. No, I'm not dumb for setting out to hike all 5 up and down red trails on a blisteringly hot and humid July day. And no, I'm not dumb for having written this page already but … [Read more...]
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