Tripping on Travel: Audubon Society at Trail Wood, Hampton, CT

I went looking on a map for a new place to explore and I found a very quiet and remote area in Hampton, Connecticut titled the Audubon Society at Trail Wood, the former home of Edwin Way Teale and his wife Nellie. You will see the legacy of Teale still remains in some respects, such as the sign pointing to the outhouse I documented. I didn't see all the paths I saw previously on a map. So I didn't explore but only a portion of the property. But that has a great deal to do with the overgrowth of plants and greenery that was seen where a number of paths were located, but were no longer identifiable by sight. "Edwin was a well-known and influential author of 27 original books on natural history, science, and photography. In 1959, the Teales left their home in Baldwin, Long Island, to escape the crush of humanity, moving to Trail Wood in Hampton. Here they spent the rest of their lives examining every feature of the 156 acres they affectionately called “our Eden.” They named each trail, pasture, and corner so they could share the news of their daily rambles if they went out separately. The Connecticut Audubon Society has maintained the original site and trail names adopted by the Teales. 12 acres were subsequently added, bringing the current property size to 168 acres. Ten of Mr. Teale’s books were written at Trail Wood, including his 1966 Pulitzer Prize winner, Wandering Through Winter—the first natural history text to win a Pulitzer during the twentieth century. His last two books published during his lifetime, A Naturalist Buys An Old Farm and A Walk Through the Year, feature Trail Wood as their subject."

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Connecticut Audubon Society at Trail Wood
https://www.ctaudubon.org/trail-wood-home/

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