Farmington Canal Heritage Trail - Westfield, MA - Plainville, CT
On April 14, 2019, Laura Stebbins and I rode the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail from Westfield, MA to Plainville, CT and back - a total of about 65 miles. This timelapse is of the 32+ mile ride South (the GoPro ran out of batteries, and missed the turtle we found trying to cross the trail on the way home!)
Trail Page: fchtrail.org
Website: ordinarymarathoner.com
Twitter: twitter.com/ordmarathoner
FB Group: facebook.com/groups/ordinarymarathoners
The History of Connecticut's Farmington River
This video highlights the history and future of one of Connecticut's most historic rivers. This video won the prestigious Telly Award for the 2002 travel and tourism category. I produced this video in conjunction with the Farmington River Watershed Association.
Hop River State Park Trail, Connecticut
Very strenuous trail with most of the trail traversing many high ridges from Vernon to Andover Connecticut.
Discovering Native American History on the Farmington River
speaker Dr. Kenneth Feder, professor of archaeology at Central Connecticut State University
Camping in Connecticut
Welcome to Connecticut. Our first stop on our New England tour was in western Connecticut, where we staying in a lovely state park campground during filming.
REAL United States Facebook Page:
REAL United States on Google+
REAL United States on Twitter:
REAL United States on Instagram:
REAL United States on Beme:
EXACT LOCATION of video:
Latitude: 41.83791
Longitude: -73.37882
From Source to the Sea - A CT River Journey
A 1959 trip on the Connecticut River from the Canadian border to Long Island Sound increased public awareness of its sad state at the time. Dr. Joseph Davidson and his wife donned gas masks at various locations, met Governors and local officials along the way, and compared a bottle of water from the source to water along the way. The Connecticut River Watershed Council (now the Connecticut River Conservancy) made this 25 minute film of the journey to spread the story.
golden bike and CT riders ride thompson trail part 1.
I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (
Apple Memories - People's State Forest/American Legion: Barkhamsted CT
Agnes Bowen Trail
Falls Crossing Trail
Lookout
Farmington River
Connecticut state parks
The Formula for a Cycle-Friendly City: New Haven, CT, USA
An analysis of the existing bicycle infrastructure in the small city of New Haven and an evaluation of the current plans for improvement.
Heublein Tower At Talcott Mountain, Connecticut
Heublein Tower, originally referred to as Heublein Castle, was built by Gilbert Heublein as a summer home and gift to his wife-to-be. Today, the castle located atop Talcott Mountain, or as some would say Avon Mountain, on the Metcomet Trail, in Talcott Mountain State Park is a popular place to hike for panoramic views. I pieced together this footage after hiking up the trail on a crisp summer day. At the start of the first video footage, some background noise of others on the trail will be heard, but once I enter the castle, or tower if you prefer, the filming was relatively devoid of background voices though occasional natural echoing from the stone walls from within the castle are somewhat audible. I narrated the video footage while taking the clips and took some photos as well to insert when later stringing together the video footage. Today, the castle is listed on the National Registry of Historic Sites and is opened to the public in good weather usually starting Memorial Day at the end of May and running through to October when the park is in peak foliage for the autumn colors.
For those interested in when the castle was first built, construction started in 1914 and ended in 1917. The castle was modeled to look like a Bavarian Castle, which explains its towering height and narrow structure.
Some additional information from the Talcott Mountain State Park's website provides information about Talcott Ridge, where Heublein Tower is located:
The 1,000-foot high promontory provides a splendid view of the Connecticut landscape. On the horizon, Mount Monadnock, eighty miles away in New Hampshire, is discernible. To the northwest, the Berkshires dominate the horizon. Long Island Sound is revealed as a thin blue streak to the south. Those with sharp vision can see an area estimated to be 1,200 square miles.
In 1999, The New York Times ran a review of the tower, calling it Tower of Romance, Tower of History. Find the review at:
Connecticut Lakes State Forest July 2016
CT Cycling Advancement Program offers chance for young riders to learn
News 8 at 6pm
Fisher Meadows | Avon CT
In the shadows of Talcott Mountain (more commonly called Avon Mountain) are Fisher Meadows and Spring Lake. Fisher Meadows features four soccer fields, four baseball fields, fishing at Spring Lake, picnic areas, a playground, and walking trails.
Enjoy leisurely walks or jogs around the lake or on the bluestone paths along the Farmington River and Farmington Canal north of the lake. In winter, the paths attract cross-country skiers and snowshoers.
Fisher Meadows is a great family park with something for everyone, year round.
Afoot in Connecticut 47 - Beardsley Park
Eric D. Lehman is the author of Bridgeport: Tales from the Park City, Hamden: Tales from the Sleeping Giant, and A History of Connecticut Wine. His fourth book, Insiders Guide to Connecticut, will be released soon. He teaches creative writing and literature at the University of Bridgeport and his series Afoot in Connecticut highlights the Nutmeg State's natural and historical treasures.
This episode finds Eric in Bridgeport in Beardsley Park.
Keep up with Eric at his blog: or at his home page
Private Investigator Connecticut Investigreat 2 Tours Glastonbury CT
A tour of Glastonbury Connecticut as seen by Investigreat 2
Spring in the Farmington Valley
Breathtaking videos captured of the Farmington Valley of Connecticut, from my DJI Phantom UAV (drone). Towns include Barkhamsted, Canton, Collinsville, Granby, Simsbury, Suffield, Avon and Farmington. Enjoy and PLEASE SHARE! If you have any ideas for my next video, please leave a comment. No money was exchanged for the filming or production of this video.
Andover Ct 316 Bridge
video of the bridge being lifted over 316 for the rail trails. It's about time it went in.
CT Idiot Driver: 4th of July 2019
*Listening* to @thestradman and @theburlacher while driving to a cookout, and this guy cuts in front of me (it's much closer than it looks) and then swerves into the other lane almost hitting the driver and then towards the guard rail right as James is talking about a car
Surveying the CT River Walk & Bikeway - 2009
A May 20, 2009 walking survey of the southern portion of the Springfield segment of the CT River Walk and Bikeway. This is the first survey conducted thus far in 2009, with others to follow on different parts of the River Walk. Similar surveys were conducted (and videotaped) in 2008.
400 Year-Old Native American Fort Found in Connecticut - Earthly Headlines
A Native American wooden fortress was uncovered along the Norwalk river in Connecticut, New England, United States. The Jindo takes a look at the circumstances surrounding the discovery, as well as the historical context and implications of such a find.
Article:
Twitter: twitter.com/thejindo
Bitchute: bitchute.com/thejindo
Minds: minds.com/thejindo