Nipmuck Trail Section

| May 1, 2017

Nipmuck Trail Section

10.06, Ashford and Union, CT Wow, killer hike. My friend Stacy and I planned this as part of getting another TSTLC photo, which we did first, then slogged through this intense section from Ashford to Bigelow Hollow State Park in Union. Whew. Lotta ups and downs, and very taxing. This is at the very beginning of […]

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 […]

Natchaug State Forest

| June 29, 2012

Natchaug State Forest

★  4.42 miles ugh. what a miserable hike. the route i picked was all downhill going out and all uphill coming back. do the math… that’s more than 2 solid miles uphill. and it was hot, and the blackflies were thick and very annoying (some cheese with that whine?). the river was pretty, but there […]