Coogan Farm

| March 26, 2013

1 mile this was a very sedate garden club stroll through a property that the denison pequotsepos nature center is planning to buy in mystic. it was a very lovely place, and full of interesting features. and cows. there were cows. the dpnc’s plans include connecting trails on this property to their already extensive trail […]

Bamboozled on Barn Island

| March 2, 2013

Bamboozled on Barn Island

4.5 miles   2.7 mph i can’t believe, with the number of times i’ve walked this property, that i somehow missed a turn and got lost. i ended up about a half mile north of my car on palmer road. i think it turned out to be a slight shortcut, because i only managed 4 […]

Chester Main Road, NS

| February 24, 2013

Chester Main Road, NS

3.15 mi  3 mph not even a picture today. dh and i did just a quick road walk. it was warm (ish… low 40’s) and slightly drizzly, but when you gotta get out and walk, you gotta get out and walk.

Boombridge Road

| February 20, 2013

Boombridge Road

2.75 miles   3.3 mph this post harkens back to the beginning of the walking posts, when they were actual WALKING posts. i haven’t been out anywhere near enough this month because of the snow and ice and cold (i know, i’m a wimp). but something (the fact that my pants are getting too tight) […]

Rock Springs Nature Preserve, Scotland, CT

| February 6, 2013

Rock Springs Nature Preserve, Scotland, CT

3.51 miles   2.7 mph this is a very interesting nature conservancy property. there was a stone bench at an amazing overlook that reminded me of nothing more than “amon hen” from tolkein’s the fellowship of the rings. this, if you recall (and i know you do; you’re all geeks, right?) was a hill on the west […]

Nipmuck Trail

| December 20, 2012

Nipmuck Trail

7.56 miles   ★★★★★ today was as close as i could get to a solstice hike. this property was absolutely fantastic. what a gorgeous place to hike. it really felt wild. i encountered some sort of water mammals (otters? beaver? muskrats?)—could see the splashes they were making, and they were yanking on low branches that hung […]