2021 Year in Exploration

Stats

65 locations explored

156,419 views to the site

1285 hours of my movies watched on YouTube

3 TV interviews for WFSB

1 podcast on Backyard Road Trips

Several hundred pages delisted from Google Search and a few hundred brought back

The story of ExploreCT’s 2021 falls into two halves. The first half was firing on all cylinders exploring new places, updating the site, writing newsletters, making movies, and befriending new people. The second half saw the site be delisted by Google for not loading fast enough according to their updated ‘Core Web Vitals’ and a resulting massive drop in traffic. It was technical to fix and I don’t think fully resolved but Google’s algorithms have made connections back to my site.

Hikes by Month |expand|

Garrison Park

★★☆☆☆

495 Phoenixville Rd, Chaplin, CT, USA

Edward Garrison Park / Hubbard Sanctuary / Agnes’ Pasture Chaplin Town Park and Joshua’s Trust Property About 40 acres in Chaplin, CT Parking: Large lot behind Chaplin…

Mamacoke Island

★★☆☆☆

41.391195, -72.099637

Mamcoke Island Connecticut State College Arboretum Park 40.5 acres in Waterford, CT Parking: Small pull off near 44 Benham Ave Quaker Hill, CT Trail Map …

2021