STL#5—Hopeville Pond SP

| July 31, 2018

STL#5—Hopeville Pond SP

2.56 miles; Griswold, CT [Ed. Note: I have been EXTREMELY remiss in posting for the past few months. A lot of personal drama. But I have made a vow to post at least once a day until I’m caught up. So watch the dates on these, as there is quite a backlog.] ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  Okay, I […]

STL#4—Moosup Valley SP

| July 31, 2018

STL#4—Moosup Valley SP

3.28 miles; Moosup & Sterling, CT This hike is on what becomes the Trestle Trail in Rhode Island; aka, The Washington Secondary Bike Path. The stretch between the end of the pavement in Moosup and the parking lot on Route 102 in Coventry is in kind of bad shape, but there are supposedly plans to […]

Pawcatuck Neighborhood Garden Walk

| July 30, 2018

Pawcatuck Neighborhood Garden Walk

1.38 miles; Pawcatuck, CT They don’t all have to be hikes in the woods, right? My garden club organized a walking tour of the gardens in a 1920’s era village in Pawcatuck, CT. It was a great little walk. Sculpted in 1936, “Bird Girl” by Sylvia Shaw Judson stood in obscurity for decades in Savannah’s […]

Prudence Island

| July 28, 2018

Prudence Island

5 miles; Portsmouth, RI Some friends and I did a bit of exploration on this Narragansett Bay island, technically part of the town of Portsmouth, but it was so hot and VERY buggy (ticks, especially, but also mosquitos and gnats) that we did more exploration by car than by foot. Still managed a respectable 5 […]

STL#3—Old Furnace SP

| July 26, 2018

STL#3—Old Furnace SP

2.25 miles; Killingly, CT Ugh. Another “swimming in the air” type high humidity day, with rain threatening the whole time. Had some trouble finding the official selfie spot on the trail, but I wasn’t alone. I met a nice couple from Hartford who had the same trouble. We hiked back to our cars together after […]

Johnston Memorial Park

| July 24, 2018

Johnston Memorial Park

2.3 miles; Johnston, RI So I’ve been busy taking my mom to and from her various Doctor’s appointments which all seem to be in this one big medical building in Johnston, RI, and I’ve been driving past this municipal park with a walking trail. Today I was downright envious of the folks I saw enjoying […]