Bluff Point SP

| April 6, 2016

Bluff Point SP

4.5 miles; Groton, CT Ugh. I haven’t been hiking much lately because, ever since I got back from Arizona, the local trails all seem so… familiar and boring, I guess. But I decided I had to drag my sorry butt out today, and I’m [and I’ll bet you never saw this coming—Ed.] glad I did. I went […]

Fairbank Loop

| January 20, 2016

Fairbank Loop

5 miles; Fairbank, AZ I went back again to the San Pedro Riparian etc. and this time it included a trip through the ghost town of Fairbank, which was the railroad depot that served the mines in Tombstone. This trail loops by the Fairbank Cemetery and the remains of the Grand Central Ore Stamping Mill, and […]

Duval Trail

| November 4, 2015

Duval Trail

6 miles; south kingstown, ri usual suspects hike on this balmy early november day. this property is so interesting, and my friend showed me a new trail, and a way to make the long out-and-back less long. this is a shot straight up the hill from the parking area in front of the old quaker […]

Central Arcadia Loop

| October 12, 2015

Central Arcadia Loop

5.25 miles; exeter, ri this was a surprisingly well-attended pchc hike taking in parts of other trails including mt. tom, shelter, and john hudson to make a loop. we had absolutely gorgeous weather. october of 2015 is going down as a glorious month on the trail. you have to remember to look up once in […]

Hodge Pond Loop

| October 6, 2015

Hodge Pond Loop

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 […]

Mount Tom Alternate

| October 5, 2015

Mount Tom Alternate

5.5 miles; exeter, ri today was a pchc hike mostly following ken weber’s mount tom hike, but skipping the lower half of barber trail to use the sand hill trail and the old ten rod road instead. it made for a nice alternative, and i got to see parts of arcadia i’d never seen before. […]