auntie | June 27, 2016
7 miles; Mansfield, CT We are officially half-way through the 14-hike DEEP Challenge! This was a great hike on a very interesting property. We started from the same place I started from the last time I hiked here, back in October 0f 2014. But this time I didn’t get lost and my cellphone didn’t die, both […]
auntie | June 20, 2016
4.7 miles; Barkhamsted, CT So the hubs and I decided to give car camping a trial run. Neither of us grew up camping, although I was a Girl Scout and I guess his days as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne might sort of count… Anyway, we’re trying to plan a longer camping trip to Nova […]
auntie | June 18, 2016
1.2 Miles; Preston, CT Today I joined some members of my garden club and some members of the Avalonia Land Conservancy on a guided walk on this Avalonia property in Preston. It’s an interesting place… and a massive butterfly haven. Unfortunately, we were just a little too early for the full display, but our intrepid guide, naturalist, […]
auntie | June 8, 2016
6 miles; Voluntown, CT I know I have kind of badmouthed the Pachaug Trail. It tends towards rocky and eroded in a lot of places because of motorized vehicle traffic, and that just does not make for a pleasant hiking experience. But I have to say that today’s hike was wonderful. I started off from […]
auntie | May 23, 2016
3-1/2 miles; Torrington, CT My hiking companions, Stacy and Dallas the Dog, decided to knock off a second Challenge Hike since we were out this way anyway. This is probably the most scenic and sought-after part of the state, and it’s also the corner that the Appalachian Trail cuts through. Burr Pond State Park was no […]
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 […]
