Vin Gormley/Kettle Pond Loop

| July 31, 2015

Vin Gormley/Kettle Pond Loop

11.6 miles; charlestown, ri again, trying to get my mileage up, so i combined these two hikes into one long one. and it was, again, a bitchin’ hot day, but not as bad as wednesday. i started this hike at the kettle pond visitor’s center, and headed into that hike, but instead of turning left […]

Tillinghast Pond/Wickaboxet Loop

| July 29, 2015

Tillinghast Pond/Wickaboxet Loop

11.16 miles; west greenwich, ri as i’ve told a few close friends anyone who stands still long enough to listen, i am planning a hiking trip to ireland this september. it will be an 8-day self-guided hike on the kerry way hiking trail, which closely follows the famous “ring of kerry” road. the best part is that i […]

PCHC North-South Trail, Leg 5

| July 26, 2015

PCHC North-South Trail, Leg 5

8.74 miles; foster and coventry, ri this section was one loooong road walk, but with some interesting sights along the way. i can’t wait till we get back in the woods. our next leg, next weekend, should mark our halfway point. we’re moving from wildflowers to berries, so it’s obvious summer is slipping away. i […]

Airline Trail, Lebanon

| July 26, 2015

Airline Trail, Lebanon

5.81 miles; lebanon, ct the airline trail state park in connecticut is an old railroad bed that runs from east hampton to thompson, connecticut, in two sections. the southern section is 22 miles long and goes through east hampton, colchester, hebron, and lebanon, and it was this part i visited after my very short walk […]

Grayville Falls Town Park

| July 26, 2015

Grayville Falls Town Park

.6 mile; lebanon, ct so i have some friends and family who are going to be camping in lebanon in a week or so, and i decided to scout out some good hiking locations in the area for when i visit them. i found this town park online, and thought it might be a candidate, […]

Francis Carter Group Hike

| July 18, 2015

Francis Carter Group Hike

5.09 miles; charlestown, ri today i hiked again with the facebook group, “take a hike.” great bunch of people, so glad i joined them. this poor little toad probably thought he’d found the perfect spot in the crotch of a tree. he forgot that he was right next to the trail, though. everyone got a photo […]