Vin Gormley Trail

| December 22, 2014

Vin Gormley Trail

8 miles; charlestown, ri it was a truly lovely day to be outside today. not too cold, maybe in the 40’s, and sunny. i had a need to really burn up some calories, so i did the vin gormley as fast as i could, which, for me, was pretty fast. took me under 3 hours. […]

Hikes with Bathrooms and a Word About Hunting

| December 20, 2014

Hikes with Bathrooms and a Word About Hunting

5.33 miles; west greenwich, ri this morning i planned on hiking the wickaboxet wildlife management area from the tillinghast pond trailhead on plain road, which would have made this hike a 6-1/2 miler, but when i got there, i was unable to even park my car because the rather large lot was full of flatbed […]

Francis Carter with a New Friend

| December 17, 2014

Francis Carter with a New Friend

3.9 miles; charlestown, ri this was a “usual suspects” hike, and this time we invited a new friend. this is me with fidget, one of the suspects’ adorable corgi. isn’t she beautiful? and such a good trail dog! she was quiet and stayed with us, which i think is quite an accomplishment considering those little tiny […]

Lincoln Woods

| December 15, 2014

Lincoln Woods

2.75 miles; lincoln, ri i’ve posted about lincoln woods before, but that time i just walked the paved “paulson loop.” this post is about some actual hiking trails through the actual woods. i have revised the hikefinder to reflect this, also. i found a trail map on facebook of the various equestrian and hiking trails […]

Parker Woodlands

| December 13, 2014

Parker Woodlands

6.92 miles; coventry and foster, ri so between a trip to cincinnati to see the steelers and the bengals (yay stillers!), deluges of rain, and a case of the flu, i missed a whole week’s hiking. it was saturday, and hunting season, and genius that i am, i decided to hit an audubon refuge that […]

Riverwood

| December 5, 2014

Riverwood

3.75 miles; westerly, ri i headed out early this morning (well, early for me) to get in a quick hike before running a bunch of other errands, and i realized i hadn’t been to riverwood in ages. this is a westerly land trust property that can be found at the end of boy scout lane. […]