Risleying Above Vernon/Bolton, supposedly 2.6 miles February 16, 2009 President's Day. And guess what? We need a new mattress. Our bed is a rather excellent modern platform bed from some overpriced modern furniture store and we love it. However, the futon mattress - which is a very good futon mattress as far as … [Read more...]
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State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites
State Highpointing Intro
Why State Highpointing?
Land Trust Trails
Connecticut Hiking Challenges & Rewards
CFPA Trails & The Blue Trails Challenge
Town Owned Trails
Peakbagging Tallies
Highpointing and Peak-Bagging Intro
Shenipsit Trail Intro
The Shenipsit Trail East Hampton to Stafford 50 miles The Shenipsit Trail is located in Central Connecticut and mostly follows the low ridgeline east of the Connecticut River. It runs for about 50 miles in a north-south direction. There are about 25 miles of regional Shenipsit Trails as well. The southern … [Read more...]
Mattabesett Afterword
9 Section Hikes Began: 5/23/2008 Finished: 11/9/2008 While I have a very long way to go to complete the Blue Trails Challenge/CT400, finishing up with my first of the longer CFPA trails leaves me with both a sense of satisfaction and an odd feeling of sadness. Not sadness like sadness when your dog dies, but … [Read more...]
Mattabesett Trail: Section 9
Section 9: I'll Be Mattabe-Seein' Ya Bear Hill Road - River Road (Eastern Terminus), 4.9 Miles November 9, 2008 Since this was hiked and written, the Kleen Energy plant has been built near the terminus and the trail has been rerouted/shorted a bit. It no longer has the road walk at the end. This is it. My … [Read more...]
Paugussett Trail
Aww, Paw! Jus' Gussett! Monroe/Shelton, 9.1 Miles, solo October 27, 2008 2018 Update: The Paugussett has grown! Yes, a fairly substantial extension has been added on from the 2008 southern terminus, bringing the trail to a length of over 14 miles. Additionally, there have been several reroutes and side trails … [Read more...]
Wadsworth Falls
Totally WadsWorthy to See Wadsworth Falls, Middlefield January 2, 2009 My first CTMQ visit of 2009... and she's a beaut. I had a day off with Damian while Hoang had to work and his daycare was closed. What to do, what to do... Go check out a half frozen waterfall of course! Amazingly, I'd never been to … [Read more...]
3 Middletown Mattabesett Loop Trails
No Bears, Didn't Fall Once, And I Didn't Go Crazy Middletown, 4 miles total, solo October 7 & November 9, 2008 As all readers know by now, to complete the CFPA's Blue Trails Challenge, I am compelled (forced?) to hike all the trails described in their Walk Books. This becomes iffy at a few of the "trail network" … [Read more...]
Pachaug Trail: Section 2
Section 2: Hell (Hollow) and Back Southern Quinebaug Trail Crossover to Porter Pond, 4.8 miles, Voluntown, Plainfield, Sterling December 14, 2008 The best part about hiking solo is the ability to "hike your own hike." That's sort of a mantra along the Appalachian Trail for thru-hikers and in today's world, it … [Read more...]
Pachaug Trail Intro
Pachaug Trail 25.1 Miles, Voluntown, Sterling, Griswold, & Rhode Island December 2008 - The Pachaug is a mostly flat 25.1 mile horseshoe-shaped trail in the eastern lowlands of Connecticut. It traverses the Pachaug State Forest through Griswold and Voluntown and ventures into Rhode Island for a couple miles as … [Read more...]
McLean Game Refuge (Eastern Region)
The Game Here is Hiking it All Efficiently - My Kinda Game! Simsbury/Granby, 9 trails, variable miles, solo October 13, 2008 [2018 Update: The CFPA/McLean have released updated maps which adds some of the trails I “found” and hiked below. I’m sure the blazes now also make more sense than described below. Just … [Read more...]
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