Suffield Land Conservancy Trails Suffield Suffering Suffieldatash. The town is large and rural. The Metacomet Ridge slices through the northern border town. Farms abound. Woods are a'plenty. And yet... and yet this organization had to fight to exist in the early 1980's when developers were trying to do what they do … [Read more...]
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Indian Trail & Hatch Hill
Maybe Someday Northern CT Land Trust: Indian Trail & Hatch Hill, Vernon May 2017 This page’s existence is dumb. I didn’t hike anything here because I saw no trails to hike. Indian Trail Preserve in the southeastern corner of Vernon (near Valley Falls) certainly used to have trails. It has a handsome plaque upon a … [Read more...]
Hockanum River Trail 11: New State Road
New State of Mind Hockanum River Trail: New State Road, Manchester ~2.8 miles, December 2016 If you are reading my thru-hike of the Hockanum River Trail in order (generally south to north), you have already read the Laurel Marsh Trail page. If you haven't, it's a fun one and you should. I'll wait. Better yet, … [Read more...]
MLCT: Salter’s Pond
Don’t Be So Salty Salter’s Pond, Manchester January 22, 2017 When one is attempting to hike every mapped hike in Manchester, one will be happily surprised by some fantastic properties that were previously unknown to him or her. And sometimes, one will be left to wonder why the heck they decided to hike every … [Read more...]
MLCT: Bush Hill Farm
In a Bush League of Our Own Bush Hill Farm, Glastonbury & Manchester January 2017 As I scan through my (way too many) pictures from our day out at Bush Hill Farm, I’m most inspired by Calvin’s red coat. It makes many of my hastily taken iPhone photos just... just look better. I recommend you buy red coats for your … [Read more...]
Hockanum River Trail 13: Hackett
Softball Hike Hockanum River Trails: Hackett, Manchester .75 miles, November 2016 If you are reading my thru-hike of the Hockanum River Trail in order (generally south to north), you have already read the Hilliard Trail page. If you haven't, it's a fun one and you should. I'll wait. Better yet, start at the … [Read more...]
Tinkerville Brook Preserve
He Prefers LEGO to Tinker Toys, But... Tinkerville Brook January 2017 This is a Joshua's Trust property. I’m not sure what I was thinking, shuffling my five-year-old into the car for the trip out to Ashford to do some short hikes within some Joshua’s Trust properties. There was barely any snow on the ground in … [Read more...]
Wolf Den Land Trust Intro
Wolf Den Land Trust Brooklyn, Hampton, Killingly, & Windham This is another one of those sort of weird, sort of difficult to parse land trusts in Connecticut. For one thing, Wolf Den is tightly aligned with an outfit called "The Eastern Connecticut Forest Landowners." Their shared vision and mission is good of … [Read more...]
Wyllys Falls
Whatchoo Talkin' 'Bout Wyllys? Wyllys Falls, Manchester November 2016 Wyllys Falls is also known as Bridal Veil Falls, even though I've never seen anyone call it that except in sentences like this one. Wyllys Falls is located in a Manchester Land Conservation Trust property called "Spring Street-Hayden L. … [Read more...]
MLCT: Spring St.- Hayden L. Griswold
Wyllyng Them To Rename This Property Spring St.- Hayden L. Griswold Trail, Manchester November 2016 I am terrible at marketing and promotion when it comes to CTMQ. Just not my thing. I keep telling myself that the words I put on the pages will speak for themselves. So to have me politely suggest that the … [Read more...]
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