auntie | May 23, 2016
2 1/2 miles; Watertown, CT Another of the TSTLC hikes, this time a long drive from home, out past Waterbury, CT. This particular hike was designated as “difficult.” It really wasn’t that bad, though. Short mileage, and c’mon, at least half of it was downhill. Lotta Jacks along the trail. It’s such an interesting-looking plant. There […]
auntie | April 18, 2016
5.38 miles; East Haddam, CT After a long hiatus, I finally got back to tackling the Connecticut DEEP’s “The Sky’s the Limit Challenge” with my hiking companions Stacy and Dallas the Dog. Stacy knew this park quite well, as she lived in the area growing up, so we didn’t need our maps. This hike was a […]
auntie | March 20, 2016
1 mile; North Stonington, CT I’ve read about this Spring celebration for years, and I’ve always wanted to go. Last year I was thwarted by snow, but today finally got to see the first sunrise of spring atop Lantern Hill while the Westerly Morris Men danced. It was a blast! Here is a small taste for […]
auntie | December 17, 2015
3.67 miles; voluntown, ct this month has been just nuts—i don’t feel like i have any time to hike. i managed to sneak out today for about 2 hours, however, to visit one of my favorite places, the green fall gorge. as you can see, there was a decent flow to the river today. in […]
auntie | December 6, 2015
4 miles; voluntown, ct i really wanted to do the whole 8-mile hell hollow loop but i got out too late—timing is everything on these shorter december days! not to mention that i’ve been finding it hard to get motivated lately. but still, it was in the mid-40s and a beautiful clear day, so i took what i […]
auntie | October 15, 2015
3.5 miles; somers, ct the shenipsit trail is a 41-mile-long connecticut forest and park association blue-blazed hiking trail that runs basically north-south from cobalt to somers connecticut. the northern end of this trail goes over soapstone mountain, which boasts an observation tower on its summit with fantastic views. i drove out here and hiked to the […]
