Ithaca Summer Reunion Returns
It was a long wait, but well worth it. After 10 years of uninterrupted summer reunions, last year’s gathering joined the list […]
Category: Jani/Gary
Summer Maintenance on the Mattatuck Trail
Last summer, Hurricane Isaias blew down or broke many trees along the trails that we manage (see August Storm Damage – Tropical […]
New Brochure for Topsmead’s Ecology Trail
Many years ago, when Jani was a DEEP employee at Topsmead State Forest, she and Gary resurrected a pamphlet for a nature […]
Bantam River Park Gets a New Banner
Bantam’s Cinema IV has been a cultural destination for many of us for decades. It is the oldest continuously operated Connecticut movie […]
Bike Camping At False Cape State Park, VA
(This is a first-person account of the recent trip we took to the False Cape State Park in Virginia, where we spent […]
April 2021 visit to Vashon Island
Emmett turns 7 and grandsons hunt bullfrogs Since their grandson, Emmett, was born seven years ago, Jani and Gary have tried to […]
Bantam River Park gets a new sign
Jani and Gary work together on the Bantam Historical Society sign which is displayed in the Bantam River Park On July 10, […]
Jan. ’21 Trip to Tucson Arizona
Back in the saddle again … at Tanque Verde Ranch Tucson has a special place in our memories. Gary and his siblings […]
Retrospective: Golding family’s Tucson connection
Starting in 1959 and into the early 1960’s, Mel and Rita Golding traveled with Mel’s four children to Rancho Del Rio, a […]
Jani Leads First Day Hike at Topsmead
Each New Years Day, the American State Parks encourages Americans to take a hike and enjoy the outdoors.This is a co-ordinated project […]