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Chill Out: Mercury Is Falling, But It's Still Warm Enough For A Hike

Here we are sliding into the backside of fall. Temperatures struggle to break the 50-degree mark. Days are getting shorter. Time for an invigorating hike. Read more...

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Horse Farm Offers Chance To Saddle Up And Ride To Your Heart's Content

Tranquility. Nature. Spirituality... A guided trail ride on horseback can be as peaceful as it is thrilling. Read more...

Outdoor Adventure Of Zip Lines Come To New England

After that first breathless zip-line ride on steel cables stretched between the treetops 50 feet off the ground, there's really only one question that comes... Read more...

Garden Spot

Peter Sleight

An Alternate Bulb Choice: Overlooked Alliums - October 2, 2009 - Since it's fall and time for planting bulbs, I'm going through my usual exercise of pondering what to plant.

Timing The Peak Of Bloom - September 4, 2009 - Planning for succession of blooms — a garden that always has something in flower — is the ultimate goal for many gardeners. It...

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Bonnie Phillips

An Owner's Dilemma: Go Shoeless Or Not? - November 8, 2009 - In the 10 years I've owned Annie, I've periodically wondered whether I should let her go barefoot. She...

John Lyons To Return To Equine Affaire - November 1, 2009 - Good news for John Lyons fans the trainer is coming back to Equine Affaire this year after a seven-year...

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Nature's Path

Peter Marteka

Watrous Park: A Slice Of Open Space - November 8, 2009 - I discovered it in Wethersfield a few months ago and again in Cromwell last weekend. There are places you think are totally surrounded...

Nayantaquit Trail: Explore This Natural Wonder In Lyme At A Glacial Pace - November 6, 2009 - The largest known glacial erratic boulder — "Big Rock" — weighs 16,500 tons and sits in Alberta, Canada, in the Foothills...

Westford's Tinkerville Brook Offers Much To Explore - November 1, 2009 - As you walk the loop trails of Tinkerville Brook Preserve in Ashford, it's hard not to whistle Cher's song "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves."...

Big Acorn Crop This Year Is A Feast For Forest Denizens - October 30, 2009 - Now I know how Chicken Little feels. And also Scrat, that saber-toothed squirrel from the Ice Age films, and his adventures with that...

Risley Park Visitors Can Explore The Wild - October 25, 2009 - It's hard to believe one could find the wilds of eastern Connecticut just a few minutes from downtown Manchester, but that's what visitors...

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Autumn's The Time To Plant Bulbs	Toys With Moxie Make Collectors' Hearts Gallop
My Dog Clover Is Lucky We Love Her	Simple Items From Yesteryear
Friendship Cultivates An Obsession	Home Renovators Go For The Old Rather Than Pay For The New
More Hints From Heloise	Making Sure House Guests Don't Overstay Their Welcome

Best Places for Viewing Fall Foliage in Connecticut	Urban Preserve Fits Nicely
A Tree Cycling Tour: Majestic Specimens Around Hartford Tailor-Made For A Ride Through Time	Try Some Quiet Walks Near The Shore
16 Miles Of Connecticut River In New Hampshire Ideal For Viewing Wildlife	Dip Your Tootsies Into Diana's Pool
The Pull Of The River: Rowing Classes Increase In Popularity	Once A Home To Passenger Pigeons
Waramaug Is State's Second-Largest Lake, And One Of Its Quietest	Penwood Offers Panoramic Views
Pitfall Of Pick-Your-Own: Picking Too Much	A Rare Inland Patch Of Pitch Pines
Riding The Rail Trail	Whale-Watchers Treated To Glimpse Of Graceful Giants
Shelter Island Offers Scenery, Sandy Beaches	Horseback Riding: It's Not As Easy As It Looks
Hurd Park's Split Rock Offers Great Views	Explore The Walden Preserve In Salem
Glacial Rock Highlights Mansfield's Wolf Rock Preserve	A Tow Path Along A Canal
Unsung But Splendid State Beach In Milford — And It's Free	Great Pond, South Glastonbury
A Spot Where The Bog Is Preserved	A Vanishing Breed

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