auntie | December 3, 2016
1.75 miles; Charlestown, RI Today was a 3-fer trail scouting trip with Ernie and Jen for his blog, Trails and Walks in Rhode Island. Our first stop was supposed to be a hike to check out the new trails at the Francis Carter Preserve, but they were not quite done yet, so we just did the […]
auntie | November 27, 2016
2 miles; Wrentham, MA This was a PCHC hike, and more of a social gathering than a real hike, although there was a hill, and the view was fantastic. It’s always great to get together with friends, and these are friends I made on the dreaded “social media.” Rather than isolating, I find social media a […]
auntie | November 22, 2016
5 miles; Mansfield, CT I did a fair bit of driving today to get to some trails I’d never been on before, but actually ended up retracing a portion of a hike I did a little over 2 years ago. There was an amazing view from atop the “50-Foot Cliff.” Now I have to figure […]
auntie | November 18, 2016
6.5 miles; Voluntown, CT It’s been literally 4 1/2 years since I hiked this, and not much has changed about the hike, but a lot has changed about me. Then it was an epic journey. Today, just another great day in the woods. And I got to kinda sorta see the wind farm in western Coventry […]
auntie | October 28, 2016
3.4 miles; Cromwell, CT I had to visit to a store out in this direction, so I took the opportunity to also visit a small state park I’d read about in the “A-Z of Connecticut State Parks” blog (see my Blog Roll). I have to say, it was very much exactly as described. I loved the […]
auntie | October 13, 2016
1.66 miles; North Stonington, CT Normally I wouldn’t bother with such a short trail system. Less than 2 miles? Pfft. However, I was prompted to explore this small North Stonington preserve by a newspaper article about a trail being added here to connect with the Narragansett Trail. The Stewart Hill Preserve Trail, opened last summer, has […]
