West Rock Ridge SP

| June 20, 2019

West Rock Ridge SP

1.7 miles; Bethany and New Haven, CT My old hiking pal Stacy made a visit up from Florida, and we attempted to hike the length of the Regicides Trail, but only got as far as, uh, the junction with the Quinnipiac, the Regicides, and the Sanford Feeder Trail. It was raining, and the going was […]

Providence Lovecraft Walk

| June 19, 2019

Providence Lovecraft Walk

3.37 miles; Providence, RI Today I revisited the Lovecraft walk I did a few years ago with my friend Jenn. It was a great day and we saw lots of interesting stuff. I’ve been a Lovecraft fan since the days when I lived on Providence’s East Side. I used to pass the Providence Atheneaum often. […]

Miner Preserve

| June 15, 2019

Miner Preserve

1 mile; Stonington, CT I didn’t bother to gps track this, so I just guessed 1 mile, but even that might be generous. It was a Bruce Fellman walk, and just a gorgeous preserve, but one that is, unfortunately, closed to the public. The only way to see this is on a sponsored guided walk […]

Three 2019 Sky’s the Limit Hikes

| June 14, 2019

Three 2019 Sky's the Limit Hikes

4.65 miles; Sprague, Hampton, and Voluntown, CT Can’t really call them all hikes, and I didn’t even bother to record the gps track for one of them. But I got all my selfies [Ed. Note: not so much], so that makes 6 down, with 4 to go for the certificate, and 8 to go for […]

NEMBA’s Burlingame

| June 8, 2019

NEMBA's Burlingame

7.7 miles; Charlestown, RI This was a great exploratory hike with my pals Bob and Mel of some of the many NEMBA-created mountain bike trails in the northern part of Burlingame State Park. They are really lovely trails, and well marked. We also saw a mysterious structure at North Camp on Wachaug Pond [Ed. Note: […]

TriTown Forest Preserve

| June 3, 2019

TriTown Forest Preserve

2 miles; Preston, Griswold, and North Stonington, CT Today was a garden club hike on a lovely day, led by a member of Avalonia (there is some overlap between members of my garden club and members of Avalonia) and a very knowledgeable guide, who was able to identify bird calls and plants. Plus, I got […]