auntie | April 1, 2012
★★★★½ 5.72 miles i know, right? barn island, again?? but this time was different. i went with the southeast ct adventurers meetup group, and the walk was co-led by an historian. we learned about a freed slave named venture smith, who bought a parcel on barn island in 1770. fascinating hike. i learned a lot about […]
auntie | March 27, 2012
★★★★★ 5.24 miles beautiful day, if a little cold, but then i guess we’ve been spoiled. first full repeat in a long time, but really, a repeat-plus. i did this walk on january 5th. that day, i was amazed i got through 3 miles. today, i couldn’t stop after 3 miles, and went an extra […]
auntie | February 6, 2012
★★★★½ 1.95 miles beautiful avalonia property. well-marked trails, a little climby, but overall 50:50 hikey:walkey. did only 2 miles today, just wasn’t into it and almost didn’t go out at all, but i only saw about 1/2 the preserve. did find a geocache. deserves a return trip someday.
auntie | January 16, 2012
★★★★ this is a cool place. interesting rock piles and old cellar holes and an old well and an old cemetery. barely 2 miles walking total, though, and that’s if you don’t miss any of the poorly-marked trails. BUT i found my first geocache ever here, at the old cemetery! yay!
auntie | January 5, 2012
★★★★★ walked the 3-mile loop trail. had it all to myself. stunning. just beautiful. definitely a must-do again.
