auntie | July 12, 2019
2.1 miles; New London, CT This was supposed to have been a lighthouse cruise with my friends Ernie and Jenn, but the cruise got cancelled due to “mechanical difficulties,” so we went hiking instead. This is such a special place, and I was so happy I could finally show it to someone! Mamacoke is part […]
auntie | July 8, 2019
2.4 miles; Thompson, CT This hike was featured in a recent Peter Marteka Nature column, and since it was near a friend’s house in Thompson, I decided visited both. It’s a short hike but a gorgeous view. I forgot the map when I headed out this morning, so took a wrong turn (on purpose, or […]
auntie | July 7, 2019
4.2 miles; North Stonington, CT I was curious to see the results of the “rabbitat” clearing that Avalonia had done on this nearby preserve, so I made a quick visit. They stayed pretty far away from the pond and the cemetery, so it’s not as shocking as I had frankly expected. This was along my […]
auntie | July 1, 2019
8.1 miles; Glastonbury, Manchester, and Vernon, CT Wow, it’s been a year and a half since I last hiked the Shenipsit. It would be a vast understatement to say that last year was just not a great year for me. But I finally got back to trying to complete this blue-blazed hiking trail, and I’m […]
auntie | June 20, 2019
1.7 miles; Bethany and New Haven, CT My old hiking pal Stacy made a visit up from Florida, and we attempted to hike the length of the Regicides Trail, but only got as far as, uh, the junction with the Quinnipiac, the Regicides, and the Sanford Feeder Trail. It was raining, and the going was […]
auntie | June 15, 2019
1 mile; Stonington, CT I didn’t bother to gps track this, so I just guessed 1 mile, but even that might be generous. It was a Bruce Fellman walk, and just a gorgeous preserve, but one that is, unfortunately, closed to the public. The only way to see this is on a sponsored guided walk […]
