Arcadia WMA, Mt. Tom Trail to Stone Chairs

| May 21, 2014

Arcadia WMA, Mt. Tom Trail to Stone Chairs

6.87 miles; exeter, ri great day for a “usual suspects” hike in arcadia. we chose the mount tom trail, but only went as far as the stone chairs which are on the ledges. the mount tom trail continues across route 165 and ends at the escoheag trail. this hike was a regular wildflower bonanza. there […]

Saturdays by the Book #1: Browning Mill Pond & Tefft Hill Trails

| April 12, 2014

Saturdays by the Book #1: Browning Mill Pond & Tefft Hill Trails

4.85 miles; exeter and richmond, ri new blog feature! i have decided to walk some hikes in some of my favorite books on random saturdays. i’m calling it “saturdays by the book.” my first featured hike is from walks in the watershed, a nifty little pocket-sized pamphlet by charles f. hickox and elly heyder, and published by […]

North South Trail Trek, Leg 3

| April 5, 2014

North South Trail Trek, Leg 3

9.32 miles; richmond, exeter, west greenwich and coventry, ri even though i cheated and caught a ride for a big section of this walk, i managed the most mileage since the accident last july. it was a cold day, but for the parts where i kept moving, it wasn’t bad. this is a very pretty […]

Breakheart Pond Loop

| March 23, 2014

Breakheart Pond Loop

5.62 miles; exeter, ri it was a kind of cold day, and only the 2nd time i’ve been in arcadia since the accident. that aside it was great to be back. i wanted to walk the trail on the west bank of breakheart brook, but i needed more mileage, so i included a circumnavigation of […]

Browning Mill Pond & New Boots

| November 2, 2013

Browning Mill Pond & New Boots

1.62 miles; exeter and richmond, ri we’ve been very lucky with the weather so far this year. again, another day in the mid-60s and sunny and beautiful. this trail, while flat and short, had some slightly more challenging stretches with lots of rocks and some sharp ups and downs. i got a brand new pair […]

Fisherville Brook

| June 12, 2013

Fisherville Brook

3.96 miles 2.1 mph usual suspects hike. it was a perfectly lovely day to be in the woods, and this property is always pretty. good day. this little buy blended in so well with the surrounding rock that i missed him. one of my hiking companions/suspects pointed him out to me. he was pretty small… […]