Hey Arnold! Canton Land Conservation Trust, Canton October 2013 This page exists for historical reasons. "The Arnold Preserve" is more or less part of the CCLT's Onion Mountain complex of trails... or part of the Roaring Brook Nature Center's trail network. But I wrote this back when I was just learning about land … [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
Canton Land Conservation Trust Trails
Canton Land Conservation Trust Trails Canton, Barkhamsted, & Burlington When most people think of Canton, they think of the route 44 corridor. The built up area including, most notably, the Shoppes at Farmington Valley. The Shoppes used to be a golf course, which in my mind, are just as environmentally damaging as … [Read more...]
Land Trust Trails
Land Trust Me, You Don't Want to Do This Connecticut’s Land Trusts & Their Trails For several years, this introductory paragraph used to say some stuff about how this page was ridiculous because no way would I ever even consider hiking all of the trails on all of our various land trusts’ properties. I just didn’t … [Read more...]
SLT: Case
Terry’s Pain in the Butt Area Case, formerly Terry’s Plain Area, Simsbury Land Trust October 4, 2013 Because I care about you, dear reader (and the singular is probably apt here), I have thought long and hard about how to best present the trails and historical sites in this unique little part of Simsbury. What's … [Read more...]
Farmington River/Tariffville Walk
Drugs are a Dead End Farmington River/Tariffville Walk, Simsbury Land Trust October 4, 2013 Ok, listen: You can skip this one. With so many beautiful and darn near pristine land trust properties in Simsbury, this one doesn’t really need to be on your list. Oh sure, it’s a lovely and important property – but … [Read more...]
Great Pond Forest
Great Pond Forest State Forest Simsbury September 15, 2013 Sure, I have (literally) over 100 other pages to write about older experiences for CTMQ, but whatever. I’m writing this one from yesterday first. Because I can. And because I am one proud and happy dad. Sort of. I went hiking with my son … [Read more...]
SLT: Bog Walk
Bog Walk Trail Simsbury Land Trust September 12, 2013 I had planned for this "hike" to be the first "hike" for my two-year-old. As a father, I often daydream about hiking with my sons much like 60's television had us believing that all dads wanted to play baseball with their kids. This dream was deferred … [Read more...]
Kettletown Brook Cascades
Suits Me to a Tea Kettletown Brook Cascades, Southbury January 2012 These falls (cascades, officially) are included in the new (2013) Connecticut Waterfalls guidebook, so I’m adding this page two years after visiting. And since I’m lazy, I’m not going to go find the CD that contains the original pictures to give … [Read more...]
Matianuck Sand Dunes Natural Area Preserve
Duuuuuuuune Matianuck Sand Dunes Natural Area Preserve July 2013 "Instead of the gym tomorrow morning, I'm going to the beach." "Um. What?" "Yeah, I'll be home usual time, don't worry about it." "Um. What?" "I just want to hit the sand in the early morning light. It invigorates me." "Um. What?" I … [Read more...]
Lake Waramaug State Park
Lake Waramaug State Park Kent July 5&7, 2013 I live in West Hartford, about an hour away from Kent. So why in the world did I go to Lake Waramaug twice in 3 days? Especially when we had no plans to even go at all two days prior? Friends, this is what life is all about. Life with kids anyway. When you are … [Read more...]
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