Parris Brook News Today

Think you know Rhode Island? Plenty of revelations remain among the rocks and roots of its hiking trails, according to a new book. Here's a Q&A with the author.

A scramble up a boulder-strewn trail last week led past a series of sheer cliffs, rocky ledges and basalt outcrop that provided a stunning view of miles of rolling woodlands, far below. “Hard to belie...

Walking RI: Over the rivers and through the woods on Mount Tom Trail By John Kostrzewa EXETER — The Wood River winds gently for miles through a dense forest in the Arcadia Management Area in South County. It’s hard to believe that 70 years ago a wildfire burned and scarred 8,000 acres of timberland around the river. But a forward-thinking reforestation project planted 690,000 seedlings that have grown into thick stands of pine, beech and oak and regenerated one of the finest hiking and recr...