Another venture at Holcomb Farm and McLean Game Refuge.  This time, to the Pine Cone and an obscure trail to a horse rescue facility (update: 2019...   I wonder if the trail still exist?).

Tippi and I did some exploring at Enders State Forest.

Holcomb Farm Trails to McLean Game Refuge...

A run from the Mount Greylock Visitor Center in Lanesborough to Greylock Road in New Ashford.

Tippi and I rambled along the South Taconic Trail from the Catamount Ski Area on Route 23 to above Bash Bish Falls.

Sunset Rock

Stream along the trail

View from the South Taconic Trail

View from the South Taconic Trail

View from the South Taconic Trail

View from the South Taconic Trail

Tippi above Bash Bish Falls

View from the South Taconic Trail

Top of Bash Bish Falls

Bash Bish Falls

Tippi and I completed a circuit around the Peoples State Forest Loop.  There is a race held on most of this course each year since the early 2000's.  The first time I ran the race was 2005, and my Pop ran it that year also.

Tips above the Falls

Tippi at the Top of Falls

Looking off the peak

Farmington River flowing through the Valley

View off the Ledge

Tippi nearing the summit

Looking southwest off the summit

View of the Farmington, northwest

Massive split boulders at the height of land

Nipmuck Trail Marathon

June 7th, 2009 - Ashford, Connecticut

Completed my 7th Nipmuck Marathon today, as well as my 42nd overall marathon.

I finished in a respectable 4:37:03, good for 19th place overall.

McLean Game Refuge & Holcomb Farm Marathon

May 30th, 2009 - Granby & Simsbury, Connecticut

Wuzzam and I completed a McClean Reservation Marathon in roughly five hours.   

This was my 41st marathon completed.  I recall it being a fairly easy day for us.

Tippi and I explored the "Dry Hill Loop" of Conway State Forest...

Tips & I rambled around People's State Forest in Barkhamstead, CT along Elliot Bronson Trail.

Tippi and I explored the downtown Conway's snowmobile trails...

Drove to Bridgeport and Harbor Yard Arena for the Music as a Weapon IV Tour with a young JC.

The Line-Up as I recall was four bands, but the online concert history list eight.  All I can  think is that there may have been an afternoon matinee with some of the opening bands?

What we viewed and heard was:

• Killswitch Engage
• Crooked X
• Lacuna Coil
• Disturbed

The crowd was young and rowdy, with a lot of alcohol and drug usage causing issues.

I still remember that there was a local Church Group working the concession stand, and the woman was in disbelief when I ordered a couple of coca cola.  She exclaimed "You don't want alcohol?"

People were vomiting and laying passed out throughout the stands.  It was something.

The other four bands listed on the concert guide history site were:

• Suicide Silence
• Bury Your Dead
• Chimaira
• Spineshank

Tippi and I explored the Pine Hill area towards downtown Conway. 

Tippi and I explored the Mt Owens to Poland Gate area snowmobile trails of Conway...

 Attended the Brian Jonestown Massacre / Astroid #4 concert at Pearl Street in Northampton.