Tag Archives: nature

Hanging Out

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Even if you’ve hiked Meriden’s Hanging Hills before, when you clamber over the last rocky shelf and arrive on West Peak, chances are you’ll be awed all over again. …

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Supernatural

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You’re alone in a marsh on the eve of Halloween, and it’s almost dark. …

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Mountain Time

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Calling York Mountain a mountain is a bit of a stretch…

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Wings and Prayers

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As the fall season begins, another one is taking off: the fall migration season. …

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Baby Greens

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A photo essay. To view all 11 photos, check out the email edition

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North Rock

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Editor’s Note: Joan R. Mazurek, a longtime neighbor of and advocate for Peter’s Rock Park in North Haven, wrote to us in January with a proposed letter to the editor expressing outrage about the Peter’s Rock Association’s summary installation

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’Front Line

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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…

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Make Like a Tree

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If you doubt that a new year—or any time, really—is an opportunity for renewal and growth, look to Connecticut’s trees. …

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A Day at the Beach

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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. …

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Water Fall

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Dry leaves run like packs of children playing tag. Sunlight dazzles off the water, more light than heat. …

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