auntie | October 24, 2015
9.3 miles; richmond and charlestown, ri this was my least favorite leg yet, in spite of the fact that part was along the vin gormley trail, my favorite trail. burlingame management area is nasty for footing, very rocky. and endless! but only one more leg to go now. i started off this morning in darkness, […]
auntie | October 15, 2015
3.5 miles; somers, ct the shenipsit trail is a 41-mile-long connecticut forest and park association blue-blazed hiking trail that runs basically north-south from cobalt to somers connecticut. the northern end of this trail goes over soapstone mountain, which boasts an observation tower on its summit with fantastic views. i drove out here and hiked to the […]
auntie | October 10, 2015
6.8 miles; richmond, ri better than half of this was road walking, and part of that was along very busy route 138. but the part that was actually in carolina north was great. the beech foliage is especially brilliant right now. i was struck by the contrast of these blue berries against the red virginia […]
auntie | September 29, 2015
3.4 miles; bellingham, medway, and franklin, ma a lot of people think social media is isolating; that people spend more time looking at their phones and tablets than interacting with actual humans. but to my way of thinking, that’s all backwards. social media has connected me with some great people who i have actually met […]
auntie | September 19, 2015
7.46 miles; exeter and richmond, ri today was a hot, humid day for my first post-ireland hike. this is a really good section of the north-south trail—we were in the woods the whole time, with lots of moderate ups and downs. it’d be perfect in better weather, but the unseasonable heat for this time of […]
auntie | September 14, 2015
9.29 miles; ireland today brought more rain. in fact, the local weather service issued a flood warning for the area, so it’s not just me complaining. so i decided to cut this hike short and got a cab from blackwater bridge to my b&b. the trail was basically either a mud pit or a brook, […]
