26th Annual N-S Trail Trek, Leg 3

| April 7, 2018

26th Annual N-S Trail Trek, Leg 3

16.76 miles; Richmond, Exeter, West Greenwich and Coventry, RI Welp, I did it, I walked 17 miles (almost). I was one hurting puppy by the end, but I did it. This leg has some great stretches in it—Sand Hill Trail, the Ben Utter Trail, Stepstone Falls, Nicholas Farm—and one long-assed stretch of road-walking; almost 4 […]

Parker Woodland

| September 2, 2017

Parker Woodland

7 miles; Coventry and Foster, RI Today I hiked with my new hiking buddy Mary, and we had a lot of fun looking at old rock walls and cairns. Also too, it was a good workout, as this trail system always is. The weather was again perfect for hiking. Just cool enough to keep you […]

Maxwell Mayes Refuge

| December 19, 2015

Maxwell Mayes Refuge

3.38 miles; coventry, ri a very pleasant if COLD hike with the “take-a-hike” group. this is a very pretty property. glad i went. i found out what the blazed trail that isn’t on the map went to… it is a spur trail that goes to an old cellarhole, not a crossover trail as i had originally […]

PCHC North-South Trail, Leg 6

| August 1, 2015

PCHC North-South Trail, Leg 6

7.69 miles; coventry and west greenwich, ri the weather this past week has been just AWFUL for hiking—hot, humid, and very buggy. but we (the providence county hiking club) persevered, and have now officially passed the halfway mark on the north-south trail. i know i posted this photo a month ago, but this time it’s […]

PCHC North-South Trail, Leg 5

| July 26, 2015

PCHC North-South Trail, Leg 5

8.74 miles; foster and coventry, ri this section was one loooong road walk, but with some interesting sights along the way. i can’t wait till we get back in the woods. our next leg, next weekend, should mark our halfway point. we’re moving from wildflowers to berries, so it’s obvious summer is slipping away. i […]

Nicholas Farm WMA, South

| June 26, 2015

Nicholas Farm WMA, South

3.5 miles; coventry, ri i hiked this with a friend as an exploratory hike. i’ve been on this management area before, but not this part of it. pretty interesting, if fairly beat up by motorized vehicles. it includes a long stretch of the north-south trail, which, in turn, includes the exact midpoint of the north-south trail, […]