Posted By auntie on October 11, 2015

3.14 miles; exeter, ri

i shared some of my hen-of-the-woods bounty with a friend battling cancer, and hiked with her and some of her friends today. nice people—beautiful day.

falls river

the woods are just amazing right now. the yellow beech leaves catch the light and are downright dazzling.

mushrooms

didn’t find anymore hens, but there were lots of these. i think they’re some sort of Armillaria mushroom, but i’m not sure.

falls river looking north

just can’t get over how lovely everything is looking right now.

at stepstone falls

and there’s a bit more water flowing at stepstone falls today, after the rains of last week, but not a huge amount. you can still cross the river at the falls, but now the soles of your shoes will get a little wet.

you can find the ben utter trail in the hikefinder under arcadia hikes. trailhead, trail map courtesy the ri dem. trail isn’t labled on the map, but it’s the one that follows the falls river ending at stepstone falls.

Categories: Rhode Island, Walks and Hikes
Tags: 2–5 miles, Exeter RI, RI