Peter Marteka

Tesla on Autopilot collided Saturday morning with a state police cruiser

December 7, 2019 at 9:43 p.m.

A Tesla in Autopilot mode collided with a state police cruiser early Saturday morning as the trooper was assisting a disabled motor vehicle in the center lane of Interstate 95....

Otherwise known as a hike to Heublein Tower, Talcott Mountain State Park and Penwood State Park are inseparable. Both offer spectacular views of autumn foliage.

Six Connecticut Hikes To Add To Your Fall Fitness Goals

August 23, 2019 at 8:37 p.m.

After a summer filled with hazy, hot and humid days, autumn is a welcome change toward cool, crisp days for those who like to step outside and explore the outdoors...

From the moment you enter the New Hartford preserve, the only sounds you hear are birds calling in the deep forest and your own breathing and footfalls. Visitors travel through hemlock groves that turn day into dusk. Huge white pines and swaths of ferns border a carriage road created by Irish stonemasons at the turn of the 20th century. An overlook, simply known as the "bare spot," gives visitors a spectacular view of the surrounding mountains and hills and the center of New Hartford on the banks of the West Branch of the Farmington River. There are three different trails that run through the heart of the preserve. Read story <a href="http://www.courant.com/features/outdoors/hc-marteka-jonesmountain-0717-20110716,0,1940697.column" target="new" window="">here.</a>

Eight Of Connecticut’s Challenging Hikes

August 23, 2019 at 7:04 p.m.

Hiking in Connecticut can fall anywhere from a leisurely stroll across a bridge over a babbling brook through a field of wildflowers at a nature preserve to scrambling up the...

Branford’s Red Hill Woods: From Selectman’s Stones To Indian Ledges

August 23, 2019 at 7:20 p.m.

A pile of rocks along the trails of Branford's Red Hill Woods tells a story of long-ago border patrols along the Guilford line. The rocks have various years etched into...

Cape Cod’s Natural Beauty Provides Perfect Summertime Escape

August 23, 2019 at 5:46 p.m.

CAPE COD, MASS — The Cape Cod experience, for some, is lathering on the sunscreen, grabbing the boogie board and riding the waves of the cold Atlantic Ocean. For others,...

Couple Has Been Ice Fishing Together For 37 Years

August 23, 2019 at 2:22 p.m.

My ice-fishing adventure on the great Waumgumbaug Lake in Coventry began with a simple invitation left on voice mail: ``Mr. Marteka,'' the deep voice resonated through my ear. ``This is...

Ice Fishing

August 23, 2019 at 2:21 p.m.

The closest I've ever been to a hole in the ice was when I and some of my friends were playing hockey on a frozen pond, back in the good...

Fishing For High-tech Solutions

August 23, 2019 at 2:21 p.m.

At 3 a.m., while most people are sleeping, Joseph Robinson is awake with one of those imaginary lightbulbs hanging above his head. ``For some reason, that's the time when most...

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