Duval Trail, or the Mountains of South Kingstown

| August 15, 2012

Duval Trail, or the Mountains of South Kingstown

4.31 miles   ★★★★ another usual suspects hike. we did more of the duval trail than the last time we went out. we walked the mountainous part today! i forgot how bad some of these hills are. this was also my first time hiking in the rain, although it wasn’t very hard rain… more showery. and […]

Duval Trail

| July 18, 2012

Duval Trail

2.2 miles  ★★★½ a “usual suspects” hike. i have to give this one a sweat-index of 100… it was awfully hot and humid. but i had an easier time on the hills this time than last time, so that’s a plus. also, it was almost too hot to take pictures, so i only got 2. […]

DuVal Trail

| April 4, 2012

DuVal Trail

★★★★  5.38 miles wednesday hike with the usual master gardener suspects. wow, who knew south kingstown was so mountainous! don’t let this bucolic trailhead fool you, this hike was climby, climby, climby! beautiful open woodlands, great view of block island (from one of the higher points), about 80:20, hikey:walkey. the weather was glorious.  

Trustom Pond Wildlife Refuge

| January 31, 2012

★★★★½ very similar to ninigret, but without the cool history of having once been a naval air station. fewer miles of trails, too. but very nice. 100% walkey. no climby. just what i needed after yesterday! since i won’t be going out tomorrow (lunch and a movie with a friend), this means i’m done. i’ve […]