auntie | May 23, 2012
★★★★★ 6.57 miles wow. only the third hike this month! between the frequent rains, family obligations, and intense gardening, i can’t seem to find the time to get out into the woods. i have some serious work to do if i’m going to get any significant mileage in, and only 8 more days to do […]
auntie | May 14, 2012
★★★★½ 5.57 miles long hiatus, between rain and gardening chores and family obligations! i really missed being in the woods, and wouldn’t you know, while i was gone, everything’s leafed out and the blackflies arrived (so aside from that, mrs. lincoln, how did you like the play?). i did this hike from my hairdresser’s house, […]
auntie | May 2, 2012
★★★ 5 miles came back again, this time with better shoes and a camera. did the 2.5 mile loop twice, once clockwise and once counter clockwise. it was a cool, overcast day, but it was a nice walk. saw, among other things, this adorable goose family. 100% walkey, no climby to speak of.
auntie | April 24, 2012
★★★ 5.37 miles blisters basically healed, so did a 5+ mile loop through the pachaug. not my favorite hike, although it had some nice parts. very wet due to yesterday’s heavy rains—the trail was almost a brook in spots. this is gonna be great when the laurels bloom, though. 90:10 hikey:walkey, a bit of climby […]
auntie | April 15, 2012
★★★★★ 5.93 miles wow, this is a pretty special place. saw tons of birds, and lots of people this morning. two nice women on horses, several photographers, and one lady who was, not kidding, on a snipe hunt… “wilson’s snipe.” saw an osprey catch and release 1 fish, and miss a 2nd. just needed to […]
auntie | April 11, 2012
★★★★★ 6.57 miles i led the wednesday hiking group this week on a tour of the grills. then i met a friend and walked black farm, so today was a 2-fer. beautiful spots both. there was wildlife in westerly and blooming blueberries in hopkinton, too. good day.
