Peoples State Forest

The trail I like to take through Peoples State Forest is a 4.2 mile out-and-back with a 536 foot ascent that takes about 1:45 to complete.  I honestly think it’s one of the best views

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Cornwall, CT

Cornwall is number five in my project to visit all the small towns in CT. Cornwall was incorporated in 1740, and covers an area of 46.3 square miles, making it one of Connecticut’s largest towns

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Colebrook, CT

My goal is to visit every small town in CT.  Number four on my list is Colebrook. Colebrook was incorporated in 1779 and has a population of 1,361.  We’re well into four digits now!  I

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Warren, CT

My goal is to visit every small town in CT.  My third town is Warren. Warren is a town of 1,351 residents, located in Litchfield county.  Named for Revolutionary War General Joseph Warren, it was

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Canaan, CT

Town number two in my project to visit every small town in CT. This one took me two trips, because the town of North Canaan tricked me a little.  Canaan and North Canaan used to

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Union, CT

My goal is to visit every small town in CT.  Today I began with Union. Union has a population of only785 people, making it Connecticut’s least populous town.  However, it has an area of 28.71

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Find and Replace Text in Files

There may be occasions where you need to search for something in a text file, and if found, replace it with something else.  I have found this very handy for when we need to globally

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The Powershell Profile

The Powershell profile file allows you to create custom functions for common tasks.  These functions are loaded automatically when you launch a shell, so they are always available to you. The PowerShell console supports four

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Copy-Item

If you are copying a folder, the Copy-Item cmdlet always assumes you want to create the folder in the destination.  Let’s say you wanted to copy the “trek” folder from a server, to your local

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Heublein Tower via The Hazen Trail

The Hazen Trail is a less-known route up to the Heublein Tower.  If solitude is your thing, you won’t find many other hikers here, but you’ll pay for that solitude with a strenuous climb.  It’s

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