Parker Woodland

| September 28, 2014

Parker Woodland

7.2 miles; coventry and foster, ri today’s hike was yet another providence county hiking club walk, this time through parker woodlands. we did the whole thing and people weren’t really too interested in the cairns by the time we got to them. still a nice walk on a nice day. this property is owned by the […]

Fowler Preserve Mushroom Walk

| September 27, 2014

Fowler Preserve Mushroom Walk

1.8 miles; north stonington, ct this was a fun and informative mushroom walk through the fowler preserve sponsored by the north stonington citizens land alliance. not much out there, but people did manage to find stuff, including this lovely hexagonal-pored polypore. you can find the fowler preserve in the hikefinder.

Turner Reservoir

| September 23, 2014

Turner Reservoir

3.27 miles; east providence, ri and seekonk, ma um, long time no post! i’ve been working full time on a temporary basis, and i just haven’t had the extra bandwidth to write blog posts. i don’t know how other people manage to do it. but the temporary assignment is over now, and i have some […]

Burlingame, Vin Gormley Trail

| September 20, 2014

Burlingame, Vin Gormley Trail

8.08 miles, charlestown, ri since i so handily knocked off over 8 miles last weekend, i figured it was time to give the vin gormley trail another shot. first time since i broke my ankle last summer that i’ve done the whole trail. i did it backwards from the way i usually walk it, with […]

Hunts Mill

| September 16, 2014

1.7 miles, east providence, ri this was a lovely little after-work hike with the folks from the providence county hiking club. this is an interesting property with its history and the trails that hug the shore of the 10-mile river. i’m just gonna be really lazy here and outsource the bulk of the information about […]

Pachaug SF, Hell Hollow Loop

| September 14, 2014

Pachaug SF, Hell Hollow Loop

8.6 miles, voluntown, ct you may have noticed that my posting has not been as frequent as in the past. that’s because i am now working during the week, and can’t normally get out to hike. because of that, i’ve tried to do more mileage during the weekends. this hike was perhaps a bit of […]