auntie | December 29, 2018
4.25 miles; West Greenwich, RI The weather was too good not to go out somewhere, so I made a visit to Wickaboxet. The place was deserted when I started out this morning, and I was able to maintain a brisk pace. Probably because it’s December and there are no leaves on the trees or brush, […]
auntie | December 24, 2018
5.5 miles; South Kingstown, RI I had the urge for mileage, and a good workout, and I got a bit of both on the Duval Trail. Apparently more than I thought, because I bumped into some guy twice on the trail system and both times he asked me if I was okay. Srsly, dude? I […]
auntie | December 18, 2018
Yes, thanks to a reader suggestion, I am instituting a new feature, a rundown of my LEAST favorite hikes of 2018. #5—Grills, Interrupted I said it before and I’ll say it again… when FEMA warns you that the river you’re about to hike beside is officially above flood stage, it might be time to pick another […]
auntie | December 17, 2018
Part the second of my annual Best of list! #5—Bafflin Sanctuary My intrepid and amazing friends Bob and Mel, who were the adventurers who joined me on the Warner Trail, live pretty far away (to a Rhode Islander’s way of thinking) in central Connecticut, so I decided for once to come to their neck of […]
auntie | December 17, 2018
I know you’ve all been waiting with bated breaths for this post. Okay, prolly not. But still, I see by the old calendar on the wall that it’s time again for my annual “Best of” list, so here it is. I’ve broken it into two separate posts. If you know me personally, you know that […]
auntie | December 13, 2018
1.5 miles; South Kingstown, RI I meant to hike Great Swamp Wildlife Management Area today, but by the time I got out of a meeting at URI, it was cold and overcast and I just couldn’t summon any enthusiasm for it. But since I was so close, I decided to see if I could find […]
