auntie | September 10, 2016
1.25 miles; Old Saybrook, CT This was a totally spontaneous stop on my way home from The Preserve—the structure below with the flags caught my eye. I’d have gotten a close-up of the blue structure in there, but it was quite prominently posted “Private Property,” and I wasn’t about to test that. It looked like […]
auntie | September 10, 2016
4.25 miles; Old Saybrook, CT I have had this spot on my list for a long time… ever since reading a Hartford Courant article about it. Finally got there and there was a trail closure, so I’m gonna keep it on my list, I guess. But it was still a very interesting walk. Lots of elevation […]
auntie | September 4, 2016
3.5 miles; East Haddam, CT Area I’ve never hiked in before? Check. Views of the Salmon River? Check. Mysterious noises dating back centuries? Check, check, and check! I was in. This just started as a google maps perusal. I keep a custom google map of places I’d like to hike, named, uh, “Places I’d Like to […]
auntie | August 23, 2016
4.2 miles; Voluntown, CT I went back today to one of my favorite local places. There’s not much water in the river, so the crossing, which can be hairy at times, was pretty tame. Otherwise it was an uneventful hike. This stretch of the blue-blazed Narragansett Trail through the gorge is always an experience. It’s […]
auntie | August 22, 2016
3.7 miles; North Stonington, CT Wow. This was sooo much fun, but in a very different way from the suspension bridge hike. First off, I got to see a part of the Pachaug State Forest I’ve never been in before, and it’s less than 4 miles from my house, to boot. Second, it’s a very interesting […]
auntie | August 21, 2016
4.7 miles; Groton, CT Another Challenge Hike down, although this was, in theory, not particularly challenging. Under 5 miles, and all basically flat. How bad could that be? Depends. If you’re a “lady of a certain age,” and very short for your weight, as I am, and you don’t freakin’ hike for almost 3 weeks, […]
