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Archives for July 2017

Week 3 in Connecticut

Week 3 in Connecticut

Haley Farm State Park • Ledyard Glacial Park • Sunset at Seaside • Charlotte’s 3rd Birthday On July 9, the day after visiting our first Sky’s the Limit Challenge site, we decided to go out and visit our second site in the challenge, located in Haley Farm State Park. Haley Farm is directly East of Bluff Point in Groton.  The land was primarily farm… Read More

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Devil’s Hopyard and Gillette Castle

Devil’s Hopyard and Gillette Castle

July 8, 2017 • Devil’s Hopyard State Park • Gillette Castle State Park By our second weekend here in Connecticut, we were ready to get out of town and go do some hiking. I had several options saved on Google maps that were relatively nearby, free, and dog friendly, so Curtis saved a few letterbox clues and off we went. We first… Read More

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Avery Point and Connecticut Arboretum

Avery Point and Connecticut Arboretum

July 4, 2017 • Avery Point • Connecticut College Arboretum • Written by Curtis On July 4th, we figured that majority of the New England area would be out and on the road, so we opted to stay local and explore some more of the New London area.  After sleeping in a bit, we crossed the river and met up with Lars one… Read More

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Newport

Newport

Newport & Jamestown, RI • July 3, 2017 • Written by Curtis On Monday, July 3rd, we tried to reason with ourselves that less people would be out and about and we could get away with going to some more touristy New England attractions.  We had originally intended on going to Block Island, RI, but the night before, we realized that the ferry… Read More

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Airline Trail and Jerimoth Hill

Airline Trail and Jerimoth Hill

Hiking the Airline Trail to the CT/MA/RI State Tri-Point • Jerimoth Hill, Rhode Island’s High Point • July 2, 2017 • Written by Curtis For the four day weekend our friend Lars came down to Connecticut to go hiking.  Unfortunately, Connecticut is generally lacking in high peaks.  We had already hiked the highest point in the state and the region was 3… Read More

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A Tale of Two Forts

A Tale of Two Forts

Jess: Within our first week in Connecticut, we managed to visit both of the forts in our area. We first visited Fort Trumbull in New London, and then Fort Griswold in Groton. Both were free to tour, and we were able to bring Charlotte along. They are both unique and definitely worth a visit. We really enjoyed the self-guided tour… Read More

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