Cathedral Pines & Mohawk Mountain, CT. Video Diary Part 2

Oops, been a while since I posted a little sumptin' sumptin'. So here ya go. The final chapter of the Cathedral Pines & Mohawk Mountain Ramble. I don't know what happened to the sound, my voice is not lined up with the vid, like a dubbed Kung Fu Movie, but it took too long to make so I am not going to fix it at this point!
Indiana Jones has nothing on my skills as you will see when I explore some ancient ruins.
As I already said, great hike, great day. Once this frozen tundra thaws out it's time to hit the trails!!

Cathedral Pines & Mohawk Mountain, CT. Video Diary Part 1

Brrrrrr. Are you kidding me with this weather? I will keep this short and to the point. Check out part one of my video play by play. This video highlights the starting part of the hike into Cathedral Pines and finishes with my encounter with a pack of man eating beasts!!! Not for the squeamish. Enjoy!!!

Cathedral Pines & Mohawk Mountain, Cornwall Connecticut

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Great day to post a hike since we are snowed in once again in Connecticut. Today's hike is Cathedral Pines & Mohawk Mountain in Cornwall, CT. I took this hike this past October on an absolutely perfect fall day. It was the epitome of the New England fall as you will see from the pictures and vids. Mohawk Mountain is probably getting some good use now since it is Connecticut's largest ski area in the winter. That's not really saying much since it has about 18 or so trails. In the fall though it is a great hike up to the summit which is about 1,683 feet up. The amazing thing about this hike is the variety. You start off in a forest of monster pine trees, walk across some country roads, and then through some animal reserve where you will meet all kinds of creatures! Finally you make your way up Mohawk Mountain and trust me the views don't disappoint. I took a lot of pics and vids on this hike so I am breaking it down to a three part series. Starting off are the still shots. Following that will be Video Diary #1 and then Video Diary #2. Ramble on and enjoy!!

Castle Craig, Meriden Connecticut

Happy New Years! Today is the last day off for most of us before it's back to the daily grind tomorrow. Not liking it at all! I hiked up Castle Craig a few years back. Although it's not that high I remember it being pretty steep at some points. It's another must hike if you are in the area, I mean come on, there's a damn castle on the top. OK so it's not really much of a Castle and it doesn't have any great medieval stories tied to it. If you want to read up more on it check out the wikipedia posting here. Enjoy the attached video and hang in there to the end when there is a special guest star appearing. Good luck to all you ramblers this week, and try not to destroy your alarm clock when it goes off tomorrow morning!