2024 Year in Review
2024 marks my eighth annual review for ExploreCT. What a year! Thank you all for taking the time to read and use the site. My hope is that ExploreCT… Read more »
Tolland County Complete
This is my second county completed, I finished up Windham County in the Fall of 2022. Windham is my home county and where I cut my teeth… Read more »
Thru-Hiking the New England Trail
I recently took a private flying lesson from Brainard Airport in Hartford, climbing to the air along the Connecticut River. I had just completed the last of… Read more »
The Great Recession of 2024
The Great Recession of 2024 It has been four years since The Great Crash and recently the site ran into technical issues. It took about a week’s… Read more »
An Ode to Trail Maintainers
Trailsmen, stewards, guardians of green,In silent service, rarely seen.With hands that mend the trail’s worn face,You guide our wanderlust’s embrace. Through forests deep and mountains high,Ensuring paths… Read more »
2023 Year in Review
Previous years: 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 Seventh annual review, inching closer to a decade of work now. Your ongoing readership, unwavering… Read more »
Thru-Hiking the Shenipsit Trail
It’s been three years since my last thru-hike on the Nipmuck Trail in June 2020. I’d been thinking about doing the whole Shenipsit Trail since then but… Read more »
An Overview of Hiking in Connecticut
If I asked you how many places you think there are to hike, paddle, and climb in Connecticut, what would you guess? I’ve been asking people lately… Read more »
2022 Year in Review
Previous years: 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 Sixth annual review here and I’m so thankful that you all continue to read, support, and… Read more »
Windham County Complete
I don’t think I’ve taken enough time to sit back and digest what seems to be a pretty big milestone in the development of this site. Partly… Read more »