auntie | September 27, 2014
1.8 miles; north stonington, ct this was a fun and informative mushroom walk through the fowler preserve sponsored by the north stonington citizens land alliance. not much out there, but people did manage to find stuff, including this lovely hexagonal-pored polypore. you can find the fowler preserve in the hikefinder.
auntie | September 14, 2014
8.6 miles, voluntown, ct you may have noticed that my posting has not been as frequent as in the past. that’s because i am now working during the week, and can’t normally get out to hike. because of that, i’ve tried to do more mileage during the weekends. this hike was perhaps a bit of […]
auntie | September 13, 2014
1.6 miles, preston, ct i took a leisurely stroll around this avalonia land conservancy property with some friends. this is one beautiful and unusual property. it mostly consists of fields full of wildflowers: milkweed, goldenrod, queen anne’s lace, lots of other things we couldn’t identify. this place must be a haven for birds and dragonflies, […]
auntie | August 20, 2014
5 miles, guilford, ct this is a big trail system, and when i say big, i mean it’s 39 miles worth of trails on 1,200 acres of land. it runs through part of the cockaponsett state forest in guilford, and through land trust properties in guilford and branford. i barely brushed the surface. it was […]
auntie | August 19, 2014
4.69 miles, durham, ct this hike was great fun. it consists of a loop, part of which is the blue-blazed mattabesett trail, and a few side trails, including a red-and-blue-blazed trail named the lone pine trail. it starts from a parking area on route 77 in durham, and goes straight up the bluff. fortunately for me […]
auntie | August 17, 2014
3.5 miles, groton, ct i quite randomly woke up at 6 am (you gotta understand, i am SOOO not a morning person), so i went for an early morning hike on this city of groton property. i found the trail map to be very confusing, and the blazing fitful, at best. there is a trail on […]
