Escoheag Trail, Ben Utter Trail, Stepstone Falls
Posted By auntie on March 26, 2012
★★★★★ 6 miles
fantastic walk. varied terrain, a beautiful river, the falls… everything was great today. spring is definitely coming to the woods, too, even if it wasn’t as unseasonably warm today as it was last weekend. i saw tons of red maple in bloom, and even a little stand of coltsfoot by the falls. the hike was longer than i estimated, but that didn’t become a problem. in fact, i could have kept walking for another couple miles, but i was back to my car. great day in the woods!
Signs of Spring: Swamp Maples in Bloom
Signs of Spring: Coltsfoot
Signs of… Something?
Stepstone Falls
Love the blog, great to see more RI outdoors blogs out there!
hey thanks. though i live in connecticut now, i’m from rhode island originally, and i’m only about 2 miles from the border, so it almost counts!
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