Burr Pond State Park Torrington & Winchester Grrrr Pond State Park... I know I knew this, but did you know that when Connecticut designates a state park in the middle of a state forest, its land is no long state forest land? So every time you see that I have a state park listed as part of a state forest, I think … [Read more...]
TSTL’16.3: Burr Pond State Park
The Sky's the Limit 2016 Hiking Challenge #3 Burr Pond State Park, Torrington March 6, 2016 There are many rewarding things about being a father. One of them is greeting your child on a sunny weekend morning and hearing him say, "Hike? Today?" Hey listen, that came from my special needs kid. He's not … [Read more...]
World’s First Condensed Milk Factory
Site of the World’s First Condensed Milk Factory I'll Condense the Story, But I'm Still Milking It Torrington Yeah, that’s right. A page about the world’s first condensed milk factory. Trust me, this is one of those things that you’ll thank CTMQ for later, like when you’re at a cocktail party or bar and … [Read more...]
Wolcott/Walcott Trail
But I'm nowhere near Wolcott! Torrington, 2.5 Miles (plus .5 mile connector trail), solo September 13, 2008 I revisited half of this trail with my sons in March of 2016 as part of the DEEP's Sky's the Limit Challenge. Totally different trail experience here. Let's talk about the incongruously named Wolcott … [Read more...]
John Muir Trail
What's the Muiral of this Story? Torrington, 2.11 Miles September 2008 "These beautiful days much enrich all my life. They do not exist as mere pictures... but they saturate themselves into every part of the body and live always." - John Muir. Why is there a short little rarely hiked trail in Torrington … [Read more...]