auntie | March 19, 2016
4.5 miles; Pawcatuck, CT So after making a truly impressive blister out of a smallish blister by hiking almost 10 miles with it, I was pretty much sidelined for a week or so. I finally decided today to take a short hike to test the newly-healed skin. And even though I knew better, I still hiked this popular local […]
auntie | March 7, 2016
9.5 miles; Thompson, CT The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has decided to sponsor a second year’s “The Sky’s the Limit Challenge.” I’ll outsource the description to them: The 2015 “Sky’s the Limit Hiking Challenge” was designed to promote hiking in Connecticut’s State Parks and Forests. Hundreds of people enjoyed the opportunity […]
auntie | March 5, 2016
4.9 miles; North Stonington, CT Ah, the perils of new gear. I decided to splurge and buy a new pair of waterproof hiking boots. I went with Merrells, because I own a pair of their low-cut hiking shoes already, and the break-in period was zero. They fit perfectly and comfortably right out of the box. […]
auntie | December 29, 2015
okay peeps, time for my top ten favorite hikes of 2015. this time, there are several entries that are comprised of multiple hikes. and one of those isn’t really fair because it took place in another whole country. but since it’s my blog i can put what i want here, right? number 10—goldstar bridge this […]
auntie | December 17, 2015
3.67 miles; voluntown, ct this month has been just nuts—i don’t feel like i have any time to hike. i managed to sneak out today for about 2 hours, however, to visit one of my favorite places, the green fall gorge. as you can see, there was a decent flow to the river today. in […]
auntie | December 6, 2015
4 miles; voluntown, ct i really wanted to do the whole 8-mile hell hollow loop but i got out too late—timing is everything on these shorter december days! not to mention that i’ve been finding it hard to get motivated lately. but still, it was in the mid-40s and a beautiful clear day, so i took what i […]
