auntie | August 19, 2018
2.1 miles; Hopkinton, RI This was the first of what would eventually be four hikes in one day. Not that any of them was especially long, but hey, four short ones adds up! I couldn’t resist joining the Providence County Hiking Club on this first one today because 1) this place is about 7 minutes […]
auntie | July 8, 2018
6.27 miles; Hopkinton, RI This was a brutal loop hike that included Long/Ell Ponds. That trail is seriously relentless with its UPS and its DOWNS and its rocks and boulders. After all that I just couldn’t finish on the Narragansett Trail, so we decided to visit Blue Pond instead. I’ve hiked all the portions of […]
auntie | June 29, 2018
3 miles; Hopkinton, RI Finally managed to get myself back out on the trail today. It’s been a rough couple months. The last time I explored this trail I got stymied both by bad blazes and a gate with a “No Trespassing” sign on it. Not today. It was hot and buggy and wet, but […]
auntie | November 12, 2017
4.37 miles; Hopkinton, RI This was the Facebook “Take-A-Hike” group’s 100th hike, and our hike leader picked one of the prettiest places in RI, the Boy Scout camp Yawgoog in Hopkinton. We had a decent turnout for this hike, a lot of the “usual suspects.” And the weather was cold and clear. We even saw […]
auntie | September 23, 2017
4.87 miles, Hopkinton, RI This last section hike of the Providence County Hiking Club of the Narragansett Trail consisted of the entire extant Rhode Island part, and went through the Yawgoog Scout Camp. It’s probably also the hardest hike in RI, including as it does the trails around Long and El Ponds in Hopkinton. Kicked […]
auntie | July 15, 2017
6.29 miles; North Stonington and Voluntown, CT and Hopkinton, RI This was an excellent, if exhausting, hike with the PCHC. Much climbing, both up and down, on slippery rocks, and a lot of tricksy water crossings. It was great to see some old friends and make some new ones, and we even, at one point, […]
