Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy Brookfield, Kent, Litchfield, New Milford, Newtown, Sharon, & Sherman Up until 2020, there existed three land trusts in northwest Connecticut that no longer exist: The Brookfield Land Trust, The Naromi Land Trust, and the Weanitogue Land Trust. In 2019, the Brookfield Land … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Kent
Everything Kent I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Kent CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If I’ve … [Read more...]
Kent Land Trust Intro
Kent Land Trust Kent, Cornwall, Warren, & New York Everyone loves Kent, right? It has it all: funky little downtown with bistros and art galleries, winding backroads to nowhere, and natural beauty that is tough to beat anywhere in Connecticut. In fact, Yankee Magazine chose Kent as “New England’s Ultimate Fall … [Read more...]
Kent’s Town Trails
Kent’s Town Trails This page is totally unfair to the lovely town of Kent. Kent has some of the best hiking in the entire state. A bunch of state parks, the Appalachian Trail, and a slew of land trusts. Just a crazy amount of outdoor adventure awaits in the New York border town. There are probably over a hundred … [Read more...]
Pond Mountain Trust Intro
Pond Mountain Trust Kent There’s a lot of crazy good going on here at Pond Mountain in Kent. It’s beautiful for one, and it has a nice network of trails that go places. In fact, you could go to Georgia via the Pond Mountain Natural Area property if you want. Or Katahdin in Maine. For yes, the Pond Mountain … [Read more...]
Kent Falls Brewing Company
Kent Ascends Kent Falls Brewing Company, Kent Many visits over many years Kent Falls is the rare Connecticut brewery that has warranted three major updates from me on this website. For whatever reason, I wrote about them back when they first became operational. No one could visit the brewery then (2015-16) but I … [Read more...]
TSTL’15.9: Macedonia Brook State Park
The Sky's the Limit 2015 Hiking Challenge #9 Macedonia Brook State Park/Cobble Mountain Kent, June 25, 2015 2019 Update: This page is so bittersweet for me. I LOVE this page so much and swell with pride reading it and looking at the pictures. But now, as Damian enters his teen years, these things just don't, … [Read more...]
Housatonic River Gorge and Cascades
I’m Not Sure About This One Housatonic River Gorge and Cascades, Kent November 2011 These falls (cascades, officially) are included in the (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 … [Read more...]
Bulls Bridge Cascades
Don’t Cry Bullshh on Me Bulls Bridge Cascades, Kent November 2011 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 you … [Read more...]
Thayer Brook Cascades
Where are They? Down Thayer! Thayer Brook Cascades, Kent May 2012 These falls (cascades, officially) are included in the (2013) Connecticut Waterfalls guidebook, so I’m adding this page a year after visiting. And since I’m lazy, I’m not going to go find the CD that contains the original pictures to give you the … [Read more...]