auntie | May 15, 2016
8-1/4 miles; Charlestown, RI I have some sad news to report… my old pal, Bucky Beaver, is no more. I decided it was time to hit the Vin Gormley Trail again, and as is my wont, I parked at what I like to call the Bucky Beaver Trailhead on Kings Factory Highway. When I got […]
auntie | November 14, 2015
4.67 miles; charlestown, ri today i went with another facebook group on this loop through kimball, kettle pond, and burlingame. it was a very windy day—can’t say i’ve ever seen whitecaps on watchaug pond before. this is my usual loop through here, and part of it goes through the play area in burlingame campground. well, wouldn’t […]
auntie | November 7, 2015
6.2 miles; charlestown, ri we finally did it! three of us from the providence county hiking club managed to complete the 78-mile journey we started on april 11th of this year. as usual, this hike started where the last one left off, in burlingame state park, on the vin gormley trail. not a lot of […]
auntie | October 29, 2015
4.17 miles; charlestown, ri i’ve wanted to visit this spot ever since last may when i saw a facebook post about it on the hiking-in-ri page, but it’s difficult to voluntarily add more mileage to an 8-mile, or 11-1/2-mile hike. so today i made a special trip, and it was worth it. it’s an absolutely beautiful […]
auntie | October 26, 2015
8.25 miles; charlestown, ri after having gotten a taste of this on saturday, i decided to return today and hike the whole thing. it’s gorgeous right now. but so is everything. and i just noticed i’ve got 82+ miles for this month. wonder if i can manage to hit 100? stay tuned! i decided to start […]
auntie | October 24, 2015
9.3 miles; richmond and charlestown, ri this was my least favorite leg yet, in spite of the fact that part was along the vin gormley trail, my favorite trail. burlingame management area is nasty for footing, very rocky. and endless! but only one more leg to go now. i started off this morning in darkness, […]
