Hunts Mill

| September 16, 2014

1.7 miles, east providence, ri this was a lovely little after-work hike with the folks from the providence county hiking club. this is an interesting property with its history and the trails that hug the shore of the 10-mile river. i’m just gonna be really lazy here and outsource the bulk of the information about […]

West Hill Dam

| August 14, 2014

West Hill Dam

4.9 miles, uxbridge, ma it was a beautiful day for a hike, sunny and cool. this was a very easy trail, mostly flat, mostly on old woods roads, and covered in pine needles. there were lots of runners and dog walkers out. you can just barely make it out, but the moon was out over […]

Caratunk WR

| January 17, 2014

Caratunk WR

2.5 miles; seekonk, ma caratunk was on my list o’places i wanted to get to this year, but this massachusetts audubon society preserve has seen better days. trail blazes were fitful; sometimes good, sometimes bad. same for the signage. the trails themselves were a bit messy and the bridges and boardwalks were also sometimes good, […]

Bay Circuit Trail, Section 13, and a Cranberry Bog

| November 21, 2013

3.11 miles  2.2 mph today i  took a drive out to the south shore of boston to visit a friend and we hit what i hope will be the first of many sections of the bay circuit trail. it was a very short part of section 13, but interesting. and since it was so short, […]

Mud-tober Mountain Backpacking Trip, Day 2

| June 9, 2013

Mud-tober Mountain Backpacking Trip, Day 2

4.2 miles   1.9 mph the trip back to the cars in the morning was a lot easier and faster, though we were all (okay, some of us) pretty sore. i have to say i was proud of my new pack, laverne. she was a svelt 25 pounds including water, and pretty easy on my […]

Mud-tober Mountain Backpacking Trip, Day 1

| June 9, 2013

Mud-tober Mountain Backpacking Trip, Day 1

8.5 miles   < 1 mph i should have realized the trail would be a muddy mess from the downpour of the previous night, but a plan is a plan. almost. the original plan was to hike an approximately 7-mile section of the appalachian trail in october mountain state forest in lee, massachusetts. we ended […]