2020

2020 – Year in Exploration

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Stats:

1 website complete crash
6 months rebuilding
99 locations explored
- Coming back to update this with a breakdown
150,878 website views
1,017 hours of YouTube movies watched

Story of 2020

exploreCT.org’s 2020 mirrored the tumultuousness of the real world. I had the stirrings of server problems at the end of 2019 continuing through January and February until [The Great Crash] came in March.
I was forced to delete my site, lose my backups, and rebuild from square one
Rebuilding was much slower than I expected taking a full six months to get [Back to 100%]. But, the site was stronger, faster, better; or so I thought.
In the Fall, cleared from rebuilding the site, I had a list of changes accumulated that I was looking to fix. I would update one aspect, fix a gap, tweak and customize only to realize doing so had broken elements of my site and exposed weaknesses I didn’t know where there.
These broken elements and weaknesses were technical jargon filled messes. But, I treated it like a puzzle in a video game. I had to solve this puzzle by reading notes left by others (questions in online forums) piecing the disparate information together while figuring out how it applied to the unfamiliar style of puzzle in front of me. Let me tell you, it was SO satisfying to finally unlock the puzzle and fix the issues.
Heading into 2021, the site is (for now) at its best point ever and well positioned to in breadth, depth, and usefulness.

Walker’s Reservoir

★★☆☆☆

129 Reservoir Rd, Vernon, CT, USA

Walker’s Reservoir Natural Area Vernon Town Park 12 acres in Vernon, CT Parking: Medium lot near 129 Reservoir Rd, Vernon, CT Trail Map Trails: 0.9…

Avery Preserve

★★☆☆☆

41.454064, -72.046999

Avery Preserve Avalonia Land Conservancy 101.4 acres in Ledyard, CT Parking: Small lot near 55-35 Avery Hill Rd, Ledyard, CT Trail Map Trails: 1.5 miles …

TriTown Forest Preserve Avalonia Land Conservancy 527.23 acres in North Stonington, Preston, and Griswold, CT Parking: Small lot near 87 Miller Rd, North Stonington, CT Trail Map Trails: 9… Read more…

Herrick Park

★★☆☆☆

29 Hebron Rd, Bolton, CT 06043, USA

Herrick Park Bolton Town Park 20 acres in Bolton, CT Parking: Medium lot at 29 Hebron Rd, Bolton, CT Trail Map Trails: 1 mile …

Castlerock Lane

★☆☆☆☆

41.736894, -72.423560

Castlerock Lane Bolton Land Trust 32 acres in Bolton, CT Parking: At the cul-de-sac at the ned of Castlerock Lane Bolton, CT Trail Map …

Mill Brook Park

★★☆☆☆

41.767405, -72.301995

Mill Brook Park Coventry Town Park 8 acres in Coventry, CT Parking: Small lot near 1265 Main St, Coventry, CT Trail Map Trails:…

Whispering Winds

★☆☆☆☆

41.534302, -72.371120

Whispering Winds Colchester Land Trust 25 acres in Colchester, CT Parking: At the end of the cul-de-sac near 247 Usher Swamp Rd Colchester, CT Trail Map …

Meadow Brook

★☆☆☆☆

41.582545, -72.379056

Meadow Brook WMA Connecticut Wildlife Management Area 269 acres in Colchester, CT Parking: Small lot near 13 Prospect Hill Road, Colchester, CT Map Trails:…

Babcock Pond

★☆☆☆☆

653 Middletown Rd, Colchester, CT, USA

Babcock Pond WMA Connecticut Wildlife Management Area 1,524 acres in Colchester, CT Parking: Boat launch: Small lot near 653 Middletown Rd, Colchester, CT Trails: Small lot near…

Camp Aya-Po

★★★☆☆

42.018110, -72.405841

Camp Aya-Po Somers Town Park 178 acres in Somers, CT Parking: Medium sized lot near 70 Camp Rd, Somers, CT Trail Map Trails: 3.1…

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