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          The Air 
            Line was once a railroad renowned for its relatively straight course 
              from Boston to New York - "as if by a line drawn through the 
              air." You can still find ties, lumps of coal, and boiler slag left over from the steam 
              era. Today the rail bed has been converted to a Connecticut linear 
              park and hiking trail. 
               
                At this web site  you'll find over 42,000 photos and video clips of the natural environment 
                - plants, animals, and landscapes - taken on the Air Line Trail in 
                eastern Connecticut, from the Fall of 2001 until the present. Unless otherwise noted, most pictures were taken in Amston near Raymond Brook Marsh. 
             
               
             
               
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          Recent Additions: 
            eBird's listings - for Raymond Brook Marsh 
              Ride the East CT 2024 - Cycling event (not a race) 
              Ghost Run 2025 - Half Marathon runners at Raymond Brook Marsh  
              Ghost Run 2024 - Half Marathon runners at Raymond Brook Marsh               
              Ghost Run 2023 - Half Marathon runners at Raymond Brook Marsh Ghost Run 2022 - Half Marathon runners at Raymond Brook Marsh 
             2025 INDEX - All the pages of 2025 pictures 
              2024 INDEX - All the pages of 2024 pictures               
              2023 INDEX - All the pages of 2023 pictures 
              2022 INDEX - All the pages of 2022 pictures 
                2021 INDEX - All the pages of 2021 pictures 
                DIY Darwin - Add Darwin to any image 
                CT Woodlands Winter 2020 - Featured Photos, pages 2 and 12  
                Nature Photography 101 - Photo Basics PLUS! (PDF) 
                Paul Colburn, MWC - CT Wildlife Presentations 
                Digital Kaleidoscope Captures - Fun to view 
                The Air Line Trail - DEEP page for the entire trail in CT 
                Rapid Bioassessment by Volunteers Guide to Stream Insects 
            
            Trail Maps and Directions - Video Tour - Trail History 
              2018 Hunting Seasons  - Hunting Seasons and Precautions 
              About the Photos  - About Stan - Contact Stan  
              Stan's FlickR Albums 
              
                "Mates" - First Prize, Connecticut Audubon Society 
              Photo Contest, 2009. 
              
             
              
             
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          You 
            don't need to leave your room.  
            Remain sitting at your table and listen. 
            Don't even listen, simply wait.  
            Don't even wait.  
            Be quite still and solitary.  
            The world will freely offer itself to you.  
            To be unmasked, it has no choice.  
            It will roll in ecstasy at your feet.  
              -Franz 
            Kafka  | 
                       It's simple, really; 
Becoming one with nature. 
Look, listen, let go. 
             
             
                           
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