False HelleboreCreaser Park, Coventry, Connecticut Like Eastern Skunk Cabbage, False Hellebore can easily be overlooked as little more than a wetland weed. But for those hikers that are inclined to give them a second glance, these elegant perennials are actually rather striking. During Spring, they emerge from moist, sandy soils as stalks adorned with neatly-pleated [...]

I woke at 6.30 to the pounding of surf. It echoed out across the desert and I lay in my sleeping bag my imagination running amok. I clambered out of the tent and looked out at the ocean. Massive walls of whitewash were pounding the beach and beyond them I could see the dark lines out to sea of monsters growing.

I have to admit I was overcome with emotion as we sat on the rim of the enormous crater, gazing out to sea while everything turned orange. The islands scattered out to sea like spilt coffee beans. There was a warm breeze and I fully realized where I was.

As I lay on the beach on night one of this intrepid journey down into Mexico, it was hard to think while a fiesta was booming meters away from my tent.  Books lay piled up at the foot of my tent and my surfboard was my only company. I sat up in bed and unzipped [...]

Join us in our last event of the “Take a Hike” series as we revisit Creaser Park. Don’t miss out on a fun-filled morning, including great activities for the kids!

In this third event of our “Take A Hike” series, join us for a nature hike through Patriot Park Woods in Coventry as we explore forest management practices.

Join Trails of Freedom and Team Turtle Racing for the second excursion of our “Take a Hike” series, exploring one of Coventry, CT’s greatest trails.

The expansive Nathan Hale State Forest memorializes Revolutionary War hero, Nathan Hale, and offers hikers some 1,500 acres of woodland trails in northeastern Connecticut.

Connecticut’s waterfalls generally tend to be much smaller than some monstrous waterfalls found elsewhere in the United States. But the beauty of cascading water can hardly be pinned down by the measuring stick alone, and this line-up of Connecticut’s best waterfalls features some natural gems that any outdoor enthusiast will surely appreciate.

“I arrived in Kathmandu in the dead of night. Unlike the “City that Never Sleeps,” Nepal’s major metropolitan area has a nightlife which turns in at around 10pm. The car ride to my homestay brought a language which I had never heard, along with smells I had never smelled.”