Connecticut · Museums · Uncategorized

Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry

Part of the fun of letting my travel companions decide the locations is the fact I end up in even more bizarre places than I would normally. The puppetry museum was definitely one of these! We’d both had an interest in such things but I probably would have avoided being a lone person wandering the… Continue reading Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry

Abandoned · Beaches · camping · Cemetaries · Connecticut · Fishing Spot · Haunted · Hiking Trail · Historical Landmarks · Parks · ruins · Swimming Holes · Uncategorized · Water Scenes

Gay City State Park – Hebron CT

Sometimes I get tired of finding new locations or I just lack inspiration. It’s at these times I like to hand the torch over to my travel companions and tell them to pick a place. I’m always happy to drive and the surprise of these adventures ticks off my ever expanding need for novelty. On… Continue reading Gay City State Park – Hebron CT

camping · Hiking Trail · Historical Landmarks · Maine · ruins · Uncategorized

Abandoned Locomotives in the Woods of Northern Maine – Or How to Torture a Prius; An Adventure in Automotive Terror

A harrowing adventure in an ill-equipped car brings myself and my travel companion to a glorious sight – a train graveyard in the woods.

Maine · Roadside Attractions · Stores · Uncategorized

Hussy’s General Store – Windsor Maine

I know what you’re thinking. In the middle of a pandemic what on earth am I sitting here blogging about a general store? And usually I’d agree with you…. but these were special circumstances. I was already in Maine, with a passenger in tow, and we were all set and ready to spend a few… Continue reading Hussy’s General Store – Windsor Maine