Posted By auntie on June 3, 2019

2 miles; Preston, Griswold, and North Stonington, CT

Today was a garden club hike on a lovely day, led by a member of Avalonia (there is some overlap between members of my garden club and members of Avalonia) and a very knowledgeable guide, who was able to identify bird calls and plants. Plus, I got to see a couple of short trails I’d yet to have explored.

Yellow Star Grass

There’s still a lot blooming in the woods. We saw tons of this Yellow Star Grass, Cinquefoil, Wild Geraniums, and that old bane of conservationists everywhere, Multiflora Rose.

Main Foundation

We took a side trail to visit an old colonial-era foundation that was the home of one of the Main clan. Main is still a prominent family in this area. This is a very fine example of an old central hearth cellar hole, with openings both at ground level and in the basement.

‘Shrooms!!!

Spring Polypores

We found some very fresh turkey tail and a couple spring polypores. It’s mushroom season again, yay!

Track (click for details)

You can find out more about the TriTown Forest Preserve from this Avalonia web page. It’s soon going to be another addition to my “Favorite Local Hikes” page. As always, click the image above for details about this hike and to download the gps track.

Categories: Connecticut, Walks and Hikes
Tags: 2–5 miles, CT, Griswold CT, North Stonington CT, Preston CT