auntie | February 27, 2012
★★★½ 3.84 miles interesting loop down the pachaug trail to philips pond, then back up trail 1 road. 50:50, hikey:walkey, moderate climby in a few places. hiked with a friend and found a geocache (looked like a geocache-genius when, after fruitlessly wandering through the underbrush, just said, “heck, if i was hiding a cache, i’d […]
auntie | February 26, 2012
★★★★★ 3.67 miles just didn’t have the energy to research and map out a new trail today, so i revisited one of my 5-star faves. it didn’t disappoint. took a shot on a unmarked trail and wound up following the railroad tracks for a spell, but managed to loop back around to the marked trails. […]
auntie | February 23, 2012
★★★ 4.76 miles first time hiking with a group, this time from the westerly land trust. nice folks, but they moved a bit faster than i was used to, and with fewer stops. i keep telling myself, “this is GOOD. it’s a GOOD thing.” the hike was around a nice lake in north kingstown. 30:70, […]
auntie | February 21, 2012
★★★★ 2 miles another nature conservancy property, so well-blazed and well-maintained trails, but kind of small; barely 2 miles. but a most amazing glacial boulder pile… truly must be seen to be believed. and contrary to ken weber’s book, there is no timber bridge over the river anymore. just a few old timbers. 75:25, hikey:walkey. […]
auntie | February 20, 2012
★★★★★ 3.63 miles wonderful property, if a little weird to get on to (you walk right down someone’s driveway and through their front yard). old quarries, cellar holes, pawcatuck river views, chapman pond views… lots and lots to offer. great walk. and did it with a friend, which was something new! and fun! 50:50 hikey:walkey, […]
auntie | February 19, 2012
★★★★ 1 mile walked just the foster cove loop with a friend. it was therapy for her ankle. gorgeous day. great lunch at matunuck oyster bar afterward, too!
