auntie | November 17, 2012
3.94 miles ★★★★½ this is a very pretty park, with nicely blazed and well-maintained trails. of course, this is a park, not a wildlife management area like pachaug, so no multi-use trails and no motorized vehicles and no hunting. i did hear gunshots off in the distance, but nothing in the park. the main trail system […]
auntie | November 15, 2012
2.66 miles ★★★½ this is an avalonia land conservancy property in north stonington. it includes a pretty little brook, some very cool glacial erratics, and lots of old stone walls. however, i can’t express how much i hate walking on the thick carpet of leaves that obscures the trails. very annoying. not that i’m expecting […]
auntie | November 12, 2012
5.25 miles ★★★½ wow, this was a longer hike than my poor tired legs wanted to do today. also, new rule: never, never, hike a new trail without hiking poles. i fell 3 times because the trail was rocky and ledgy and completely obscured by fallen leaves. and my legs were tired. all that said, i […]
auntie | November 10, 2012
3.2 miles ★★★★★ i know what you’re thinking… “3.2 miles? really auntie? you call that a hike?” well, let me tell you, when you’re going up 900 feet in 1.6 miles, yeah, i call that a hike. this was the second of our hikes from our usual suspects new hampshire trip, and it pushed me past limits […]
auntie | November 9, 2012
5.6 miles ★★★★★ hi, all, i’m back again to my usual posting schedule. between “superstorm” sandy, the follow-up nor’easter, and my trip to new hampshire, i realize it’s been a while. this hike was amazing. although there was no snow in the lowlands, i was shocked, shocked i tell you, to find snow and ice […]
auntie | November 6, 2012
so it’s been ages and ages since i’ve posted here, mainly because i haven’t hiked since before sandy blew through my little corner of connecticut. we survived the storm just fine, but our power was out for 126 hours. that’s five full days plus another 6 hours, for the mathematically challenged among you. i’ve also […]
