auntie | October 13, 2015
7.8 miles; groton, ct the groton crosstown trail runs from bluff point state park to avalonia’s town’s end preserve, crossing six other properties in between with only a short bit of road-walking. i’ve been wanting to do this hike for ages, but because it’s (ostensibly) a 6-mile one-way hike, i needed a car spot. the […]
auntie | October 8, 2015
3.3 miles; north stonington, ct during a picnic one afternoon, a neighbor of mine asked me if “the old carriage road” was still there. she grew up in town and used to ride her horse on it. i really had hardly noticed it before she mentioned it, but there is what looks like an old, overgrown […]
auntie | October 6, 2015
6.3 miles; voluntown, ct i did the southern part of this back in april and today i tacked on a little over 2 miles by looping north of hodge pond road before i went back through the southern loop. i really love this part of the pachaug—i was struck by how beautiful it is. and […]
auntie | September 23, 2015
1.25 miles; groton, ct gungywamp is an archeological site in groton, the origins of which are in some dispute. the site itself is not open to the public, and you can only see it on guided hikes. i’ve been hearing about this spot for years, and thanks to a denison pequotsepos nature center-led hike today, […]
auntie | September 21, 2015
5.3 miles; voluntown, ct today was a day for noticing small things… asters, caterpillars, and acorns. and i got the now rare for me experience of hiking a new trail in my home area. there were lots and lots of these white wood asters at the entrance to green fall gorge. they were everywhere. and […]
auntie | September 5, 2015
8.18 miles; hampton, ct i decided to make this my last hike before leaving for ireland, and have i mentioned i plan to be hiking in ireland soon? i will be leaving monday. i’ve hiked here before, but i got rained out that first time, because i only did a small part of this large trail […]
