Mono Pond State Park Reserve
A Case of Mono Mono Pond State Park Reserve, Columbia 1.5 Miles, November 2019 A good hiking partner is always game to hike. Finding someone on the chilly Saturday after Thanksgiving to wander around Columbia would probably be somewhat difficult. So I’m fortunate to have my 8-year-old son who, barring illness or injury, simply can’t […]
Hop River State Park Trail: Section 4
Hoppin’ Cold Parker Bridge Road to Willimantic River, 4.1 Miles Andover, Coventry & Columbia, November 2019 I used to race. Bicycles. Road race. For years. I raced for UConn back in the early 1990’s which meant I used to train in cold weather. I used to race in cold weather. I can’t count how many […]
Air Line State Park Trail Intro
Air Line… NOT “Airline!” 58.5 Miles, Portland, East Hampton, Colchester, Hebron, Columbia, Lebanon, Windham, Chaplin, Hampton, Pomfret, Portland, Putnam, Thompson My title above is for one Mr. Peter Marteka who is enamored with this particular trail to an unhealthy degree. Envisioned as a high speed passenger railroad line from New York to Boston, the New […]
CTMQ’s Guide to Barkhamsted
Everything Barkhamsted 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” Barkhamsted CTMQ-style… as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If I’ve missed anything in […]