auntie | September 19, 2015
7.46 miles; exeter and richmond, ri today was a hot, humid day for my first post-ireland hike. this is a really good section of the north-south trail—we were in the woods the whole time, with lots of moderate ups and downs. it’d be perfect in better weather, but the unseasonable heat for this time of […]
auntie | September 14, 2015
9.29 miles; ireland today brought more rain. in fact, the local weather service issued a flood warning for the area, so it’s not just me complaining. so i decided to cut this hike short and got a cab from blackwater bridge to my b&b. the trail was basically either a mud pit or a brook, […]
auntie | September 11, 2015
7.65 miles; ireland today’s hike started in the village of waterville, kerry. and that was an omen! it was raining to start, and never once let up, all day long. at times, the rain was wind-driven, fortunately at my back, but still, and the temps were in the 50’s. it was a most wet, cold, […]
auntie | September 5, 2015
8.18 miles; hampton, ct i decided to make this my last hike before leaving for ireland, and have i mentioned i plan to be hiking in ireland soon? i will be leaving monday. i’ve hiked here before, but i got rained out that first time, because i only did a small part of this large trail […]
auntie | August 31, 2015
8.37 miles; exeter, ri today was forecast to be even hotter than yesterday, but since i’m moving my clock ahead in order not to be jet-lagged when i get to ireland (have i mentioned i’m going hiking in ireland?), i was able to hit the trail at around 6:45 am, so i was basically done […]
auntie | August 28, 2015
8.6 miles; hopkinton and westerly, ri always on the lookout for a high mileage hike, in order to get conditioned for hiking in ireland (have i mentioned i’m going to be hiking in ireland?), i decided to hike every single trail, with the exception of the peninsula trail on the hopkinton side, on both the hopkinton […]
