Vin Gormley Trail

| May 23, 2012

Vin Gormley Trail

★★★★★  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 […]

Francis Carter Preserve

| March 2, 2012

Francis Carter Preserve

★★★★½  2.88 miles was pressed for time today, so only able to do a brief revisit to this wonderful property. took a couple of loops i missed last time, and saw a pretty little lake, and then the amtrak train went by so close it was almost spectral… ghost train running through the woods. very […]

Burlingame Management Area

| February 5, 2012

Burlingame Management Area

★★★  4.45 miles did a ken weber walk through here. first, it was 4.45 miles, not 4. also, the trails were very up/down climby and kind of rocky and washed out, so it was hardly a stroll. that said, it was a beautiful (BUT COLD) day, and there were some interesting dams and a canoe […]

Francis Carter Preserve & United Nuclear

| January 26, 2012

Francis Carter Preserve & United Nuclear

★★★½ really beautifully-blazed trails (a pet peeve of mine. i was beginning to think there was some sort of written or unwritten code of trail blazing that said it was BAD to put blazes at consistent intervals. that’s just what they’ll be expecting! wouldn’t want a complacent hiking public or anything). 90:10 hikey:walkey, with short […]

East Beach

| January 24, 2012

East Beach

★★★ only 3 stars today because it was so darned cold and just plain unpleasant walking back heading into the wind. so glad i didn’t try to get all the way to the breachway. brrr… should have stayed inland, where it was in the low 50s.

Ninigret Wildlife Refuge

| January 19, 2012

Ninigret Wildlife Refuge

★★★★★ without peer. flat, clearly marked, perfectly maintained trails, lots of birds, some very beautiful spots. did 3.5 miles, all at a very good clip. 100% walkey, no climby parts. loved it! also has some geocaches on the park side, but i didn’t attempt them.