Connecticut has its fair share of rail trails—converted train beds for hiking and biking. Trolley trails are less common, but that’s just what you get with Branford’s Trolley Trail, a…
A Day at the Beach
I was expecting a bracing wind and frozen toes when I set out for a walk one morning. What I got was a day at the beach. …
Shedding Light
The sun will set at 4:25 p.m. in New Haven tomorrow. It’s the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, though it doesn’t have the earliest sunset. That already occurred on December 8, at 4:22 and change. …
Clear Head
The 60.8-mile Mattabesett Trail takes a circuitous route from Middletown to Berlin—just eight miles as the crow flies. …
Fall Back
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.
—The Misunderstanding by Albert Camus
Not every New Haven leaf is a flower. Not yet. But there’s no missing that the…
Stroll Call
I’m not sure if it’s a hike or a simple walk in the woods we’re undertaking on a recent weekend at Housatonic Overlook and Tucker’s Ridge in Orange. The trail is relatively easy, and since the pinnacle lies just beyond …
Putting Down Roots
Having planted its 10,000th tree in May, the Urban Resources Initiative recently planted two more, right on my block.
I’d requested a free tree back in the spring. A staff member then checked out the site and contacted me …
On the Edge
Cycling south from the top of Yale Avenue takes advantage of one of the better designated bike routes in New Haven. You’ve got…