Sprague Farm

| June 29, 2014

Sprague Farm

4.56 miles, gloucester, rI you may have figured out by now that i am not a big fan, to put it mildly, of group hikes. i always feel bad because i’m the last person in line, and i feel as if i’m holding everyone up. so i generally hike alone, and that’s the way i […]

So This Appeared…

| June 28, 2014

So This Appeared...

long time no blog. life keeps getting in the way, and i haven’t been hiking in what feels like months. i started a part time job and i have one big party to host on the fourth, and then it’s back to the woods for sure. and one of the first places (besides tomorrow’s ken weber, […]

Francis Carter and Mountain Laurels

| June 13, 2014

Francis Carter and Mountain Laurels

3.9 miles, charlestown, ri today was a “usual suspects” hike on this beautiful nature conservancy property. it was cool and breezy, so no bugs. and heads-up! the laurels are about in bloom! there were some pretty spectacular stands of laurels on this trail. this is a good year for them; laurels are kind of biennial, […]

Narragansett Trail Loop

| June 12, 2014

Narragansett Trail Loop

6 miles, north stonington, ct this was the second of two guided hikes this sunday of connecticut trails weekend. this time we began and ended at the wyassup lake boat launch in north stonington. it’s really a figure-8 hike, as we walked out on an old woods road, crossed the narragansett trail, and then picked […]

Lantern Hill

| June 10, 2014

Lantern Hill

2 miles, north stonington, ct it seems nuts that this hike is practically in my backyard, yet i’ve never done it. or at least, i haven’t done it since i started this blog. i vaguely remember making the trip once, but that was quite a few years ago. sunday’s trip was a guided hike that was part of connecticut trails […]