auntie | July 15, 2018
2.6 miles; Uxbridge and Mendon, MA This was a PCHC hike in my old Mendon/Uxbridge stomping grounds. I had planned to add the Mendon Town Forest to this short hike but it was too damned muggy and hot. I hate this time of year for hiking… Mendon has been a town for a very long […]
auntie | July 7, 2018
5.1 miles; Millville and Blackstone, MA Today’s first hike today was so short I decided to extend it by adding this excursion on the SNETT (Southern New England Trunkline Trail) to visit the Millville Lock, the Triad Bridges, and the Blackstone Gorge. An intrepid pair of hikers from the first hike, Rita and Jim, joined […]
auntie | July 7, 2018
2.87 miles; Uxbridge and Northbridge, MA This was a short PCHC/Blackstone Valley Heritage Corridor hike on this Corps of Engineers property in Uxbridge, MA. This dam is unusual in that it does not create a body of water; it is strictly for flood control. We had a lovely cool and sunny day. I’ve hiked this property […]
auntie | June 30, 2018
4.5 miles; Freetown, MA This last minute addition to my schedule at least brings my mileage total for the month to double digits! This was a nice hike mostly on old woods roads, but there are a ton of mountain bike and equestrian trails through here to be explored. Maybe some other time. The parking […]
auntie | December 19, 2017
And here’s the rest of the hikes I loved this past year [for Part 1, see here]… beginning with #5—Cockaponset Trail, Sections 1 & 2 Another idle evening of poking around on the CFPA’s interactive hiking map, another blue-blazed trail knocked off! This one was too tempting, because it was a) short, and 2) you […]
auntie | November 15, 2017
3 miles; East Providence, RI and Seekonk, MA The James V. Turner Reservoir in East Providence, Rhode Island, and Seekonk, Massachusetts, was constructed with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Turner Reservoir was created in 1935 with the building of the Turner Dam, and the City of East Providence used it for […]
