Barn Island WMA

| March 5, 2014

Barn Island WMA

4.7 miles; stonington, ct i did the larger loop on barn island today, and it was right at the edge of what my ankle could handle. it felt a bit floppy by the time i got to the car, and stiffened up a lot between there and home. but i figure i have to start getting […]

Oswegatchie Hills

| January 13, 2014

Oswegatchie Hills

3.55 miles; niantic, ct i have a confession to make, and i know it’s going to come to you as a surprise, so i want you all to brace yourselves. i am a computer nerd. there, i said it. i can now envision all three of you, my regular readers, sitting there in a state of shocked […]

My Ten Favorite Hikes of 2013

| January 7, 2014

My Ten Favorite Hikes of 2013

so it finally dawns on me that a thing that bloggers do at the end of one year and the beginning of the next is look back and make a listicle. so here is my listicle of my 10 favorite places i visited in 2013. it was kind of hard to pick my favorites because […]

Barn Island WMA

| October 21, 2013

Barn Island WMA

started off intending to do the 3-mile loop, but it soon became obvious i wouldn’t be able to finish, so i cut it short by taking an alternate route out to palmer neck rd. i saw some hunters with dogs out shooting ducks, so reminder, it’s hunting season. don’t forget your blaze orange! it was […]

Backpacking Report

| July 24, 2013

Backpacking Report

12 miles   not very fast remember walter brennan? that funny little hitching, limping walk he had? that’s what i look like today. i ended up not doing the full hike, due to several unfortunate circumstances. one, i was simply not prepared, physically, for the rigors of hiking in the berkshires. i mean, seriously NOT […]

Babcock Ridge Preserve

| July 20, 2013

Babcock Ridge Preserve

1.74 miles   2 mph this is a property that is under a sales agreement with the avalonia land conservancy, and it connects 2 other avalonia properties. there are no blazed trails; we were ably led by a representative of avalonia. it was a hot, sweaty, but very pretty walk. i have not entered this […]