auntie | December 29, 2014
6.28 miles; south kingstown, ri today was a long tour of the duval trail system. i hiked both the the whole blue-blazed trail, which is a 2-1/2 mile out-and-back, and then added in the yellow-blazed “lynn’s loop” and the red-blazed “polly’s rock loop,” which added another mile or so. i usually hike this by cutting […]
auntie | November 19, 2014
5.05 miles; south kingstown, ri i just felt like some hill work was in order today, and also wanted to follow the blue-blazed trail as far as i could. i did both, and the hills weren’t as bad as i remember. turns out the complete “out-and-back” on the blue trail is 5 miles even. i have updated […]
auntie | August 24, 2014
3.15 miles, south kingstown, ri quick, last minute usual suspects hike. we had a lovely time, and the weather was perfect. this is a very easy, flat, unchallenging trail, and the perfect place when you’re just in the mood for a stroll. oh, and STINKHORN fungus! and baby, did it ever stink—like a cross between […]
auntie | August 4, 2014
2.8 miles, south kingstown, ri this trail system is larger than indicated on the published map. once you get there, you find maps at all trail intersections, and there is a lollipop loop to a pond to the west and a loop that goes north up to gravelly hill rd. and back, neither of which […]
auntie | April 6, 2014
1.73 miles; south kingstown, ri a leisurely stroll through some interesting old cellarholes and a well-kept suburban woodland. not much warmer today than yesterday, but at least the sun was shining! oh, and the deerticks were very active. biscuit city, owned by the south kingstown land trust, is a fascinating site. according to the sklt […]
auntie | March 24, 2014
1.72 miles; south kingstown, ri this property in south kingstown, owned by the south kingstown land trust, is perfectly lovely! it goes through thickets and tunnels of mountain laurel (note to self, come back when they’re in bloom) and mature white pines, and follows a stretch along the eastern shore of yawgoo pond. too bad […]
