This hike occurred on July 9, 2012 Trail Heads: Bear Hill Rd., Middletown, CT – same as the last post Aircraft Rd., Middletown, CT – same as the last post Length/Distance: According to my GPS tracking program, our route was approximately 2.75 miles. According to the CT Walk book, the route was 2.5 miles long. Summary: For this hike, we … Continue reading Mattabesett Trail – Part 4
Things to Know about Ticks From a young age, I’ve always had an interest in wilderness survival. I have some small amount of practical knowledge from my years of reading survival books as a child. True wilderness survival training takes much more than being an armchair general. It takes an intense amount of work, time, and physical … Continue reading Trail Safety
Ragged Mountain We began this section on April 21, 2012 and finished May 11, 2012We hiked all of the Red Dot, White Dot, Green Dot, Blue-Red, Blue-Yellow, and Blue trails Trail Head: The trail head for this section is located at West Lane & Wigwam Rd, Kensington, CT. There is a lot of roadside parking located near the trail head. Even … Continue reading Ragged Mountain Preserve
Transcending Mountains 