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I’ve been rebuilding. This is not what I intended for March or April, but perhaps you remember in my 2019 Annual Review how I said at some point this year I would have to put on my sysadmin hat? Well Murphy’s Law forced my hand. At the end of February my site got the dreaded “Error establishing […]
Third annual review, once again looking back not just in terms of exploration, but also in the growth of this site. The exploration highlights of the year: I’ve been running this site for a couple years now, yet 2019 turned out to be a year of firsts based on the highlights above. From getting reacquainted […]
One of the things that really kicked off ExploreCT for me was that as I tried to find more places to hike, instead of having to travel further, more kept turning up nearby. At first, I was only aware of local state parks and a couple of nearby town parks. Then I was introduced to […]
A few weeks ago I wrote my annual review post looking back over the previous year as a way to work through what went well and what didn’t. This month I’d like to write about the coming year and my ideas for pushing this site and myself forward. The site seems stable, I’ve gotten into a good […]
It’s time for a review, looking back not just in terms of exploration, but also in the growth of this site. The exploration highlights of the year: 2018 was an eventful year where I really rounded out the hikes in the Northeast part of the state. From forgotten town trails to the worst hike ever at Blackwell Brook. […]
Everything is about balance, right? Something I’ve been thinking about recently is attention. And I’m going to use the theme of this site to explore it. The idea that nature is calming to the mind, the practice of forest bathing, Thoreau going out into the woods to live deliberately. I’ve focused this summer on productivity, carrying the load […]
So nearly every weekend I do this… thing. I intend to go out and explore somewhere new. I’ll be sitting at my desk in the morning, drinking my coffee, figuring out which. Once I decide, I’ll either look through my notes or start researching the location fresh. I’ll try to look up interesting features, dig into the history, […]
I think about the art of good storytelling often. I try to apply it in my work, movies, and increasingly here on the site. Telling a story properly is something I fail at often and is most usually my first point of criticism when judging my own work.I’m a straight shooter and tend to get […]
I followed strange sandwich plate trail markers at Thortonbrook Preserve (in the queue to add) and traveled the mountain bike trails of Moween (in the queue to update) by foot. I hiked the Nipmuck trail section north of Rt. 44 which nearly completes my section hike with just the last mile before the Massachusetts border left, something […]
February marks one full year of running this site, though it has only come together in the last few months. I am officially in the ‘humble beginnings’ of this site, with a handful of visitors each day. This blog actually seems to be one of the most popular pages, probably because it’s the least daunting […]
