Abridged Mill Bridge, Durham Have you heard the one about the bridge over a bridge? No, no... I don't mean like the bridge over a bridge like the Ghost Highway Stack above I-84 in Farmington. I mean the bridge built over a bridge kind of like a larger doll fits over a smaller nested doll... that no one knew about? … [Read more...]
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Wraight Bird Field Conservation Area
Wraight You Are Northern Connecticut Land Trust: Wraight Bird Field Conservation Area, Ellington December 2023 Before I write about how this isn't worth your time as a standalone hike, I'd like you to read the following from the Northern Connecticut Land Trust: The Bird Field Conservation Area is a picturesque … [Read more...]
Pegasus and Niche Galleries at MxCC
Niche Indeed Middletown (Google Maps location) December 2023 CT museum visit #514. I might be the first person to ever drive to the out-of-the-way Middlesex Community College campus for the sole purpose of seeing its two tiny art galleries who is not a close friend or relative of an exhibited artist. Hooray for … [Read more...]
Chokaico Craft Chocolate
Ay Dios Mío Chokaico, West Hartford November 2023 Chocolate is an indulgence. For now, I'd like you to indulge me. Let me tell you a story. A story that involves serendipity, talent, and love. Sounds nice, doesn't it? This same story also involves Ecuador, Le Cirque, David Byrne, bongos, world-wide concert … [Read more...]
Scantic Riparian Area
Scant Indeed Northern Connecticut Land Trust: Scantic Riparian Area, Somers December 2023 At some point I decided to "hike" everywhere that some entity told me had a trail to hike. That's fine. It's the "then write about them all" part I still question myself about. But here we are. Underneath a powerline on a … [Read more...]
Adath Israel Judaica Museum
Oy vey Middletown (Google Maps location) December 2023 CT museum visit #513. I don't quite remember how I first came to learn of the small museum at this synagogue in Middletown. I would guess it was more than a decade prior to my visit. I probably was poking around online when I was completing my walk around … [Read more...]
Mica Ledges Preserve
Drop the Mica Middlesex & Madison Land Trusts, Durham & Madison September 2023 "Hey Steve! Gimme a fairly short, moderately challenging, diverse and interesting hike in central Connecticut with nice views and ample parking!" Ok. Here you are. Go here. Mica Ledges. You're welcome. More accurately, go … [Read more...]
Schlaf Farm
The Sun Also Rises in Somers Northern Connecticut Land Trust: Schlaf Farm, Somers December 2023 The winter sun had risen a mere two hours before. The pale yellow ball glowed low in the eastern sky, hinting at some possible warmth later in the day. The December fields of corn, their dead stalks chopped down to the … [Read more...]
Polmart Post Office
Polishing Off Another Superlative Polmart Post Office, New Britain In a sense, we could find infinite things that are only in Connecticut. Like, "only Whole Foods that used to be a Wild Oats that's only a mile or two away from two other Whole Foods" (West Hartford) or "Only town that is shaped like a wallaby" (New … [Read more...]
Stevenson Woodlands
Skip It Northern Connecticut Land Trust: Stevenson Woodlands, Somers December 2023 In my thoroughness, I visit any property that purports to have a trail. Sometimes, they don't. Sometimes, they don't when I visit and then years later, they do. That might be the case here at the Stevenson Woodlands in Somers... I … [Read more...]
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