Canton's Town Trails If you, like me, have always said to yourself, "boy, wouldn't it be interesting if Canton, Connecticut was named after Canton, China" but then dismissed that as a ridiculous idea, you'll be as surprised as I was at the Wikipedia page about Canton saying that this is indeed true. And the … [Read more...]
Farmington Canal Heritage Trail: Farmington River Loop
Farmington Canal Heritage Trail: River Loop Extension Red Oak Hill Road, Farmington to Hopmeadow Steet, Simsbury (~16 miles) July/August 2020 The northernmost section of the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail in Connecticut has miles of beautiful stretches. But for my money, this loop extension Farmington River Trail … [Read more...]
Sweetheart Mountain
Sweeeeeeeeeeet! Canton Land Conservation Trust (Canton & Burlington) July 28, 2018 It appears the CLCT has cleared the trails I couldn't hike properly. Which is nice. Son has another Bouncy birthday somewhere in Canton, check. Dad can't wait to, um, foster his son's independence, check. Canton has an unhiked … [Read more...]
Tidal River Brewing (Closed)
Tidal River Brewing Canton January 2016-October 2016 Ok, look. I don’t need to write up this page and if you’re reading this, you are among select company. In today’s tsunami of new breweries, new beers, newly distributed brands to our state, the news of one of Connecticut’s smallest breweries closing barely … [Read more...]
Swan Preserve & Winsor Woods
Swan Preserve & Winsor Woods Canton Land Conservation Trust October & November 2015 Since the Canton Land Conservation Trust lumps these two trail networks together, so shall I. They are only a short drive away from each other (and a host to Simsbury Land Trust trails as well) and both traverse rather similar … [Read more...]
Uplands Preserve Trails
Uplands Preserve Canton Land Conservation Trust July 2014 Since hiking this property, the CLCT has added a little white loop trail and has surely improved upon the blue and yellow loops. Most of the time I write about hiking in Connecticut, I'm fairly effusive. Even when I hike and write about somewhat crappy … [Read more...]
Roaring Brook Nature Center Cascades
I Knew a Girl at UConn Named Brooke and she was Loud Roaring Brook Nature Center Cascades, Canton October 22, 2013 I like a good waterfall that's not too far away from my house. Too bad the "falls" here at Roaring Brook are pretty weak. But to be fair, the guidebook I'm following does call them cascades and not … [Read more...]
Roaring Brook Nature Center Trails
Roaring Brook Nature Center Trails Nature Center/State Land, Canton August & October 2013 I’ve been to Roaring Brook a whole bunch of times - (here’s the first time Damian and I visited the nature center museum – notable as it was the first time he stood up on his own and let go of a supporting structure... at 27 … [Read more...]
Arnold Preserve
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...]
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...]