Sprague Farm

| June 29, 2014

Sprague Farm

4.56 miles, gloucester, rI you may have figured out by now that i am not a big fan, to put it mildly, of group hikes. i always feel bad because i’m the last person in line, and i feel as if i’m holding everyone up. so i generally hike alone, and that’s the way i […]

Pulaski Park

| May 25, 2014

Pulaski Park

4.64 miles, gloucester, ri sorry for the long blogging hiatus, peeps. things in new england get kind of crazy in the springtime once the weather breaks. there’s so much yard work to do! yes, i am [shudder] gardening again. the dh has taken a part time, on site contract, which means that some of the actual [shudder] gardening chores […]

North South Trail Trek, Leg 5

| May 4, 2013

North South Trail Trek, Leg 5

12.8 miles   2.7 mph whew. did this 13-mile walk (sans shirley) with the north south trail people through foster and glocester, ri. large amount (maybe 3 miles) of road-walking, and another large amount on old woods roads that had seen extensive motorized vehicle traffic, maybe another 3 miles. and you can just imagine how […]

Walkabout Trail, Middle Loop

| April 3, 2013

Walkabout Trail, Middle Loop

4.7 miles   2.2 mph this was a fairly easy trail with an interesting history… it was cut and named by australian sailors in 1965 while their ship, the perth, was in dry dock in newport. very boggy and wet in places. nice views of the ponds in washington management area. sign for the trail. […]