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Why hike and paddle in one state when you can hit the trail and water in two – all in the same day, from a single starting point? This outing was inspired not long ago, when I drove east on Route 165 ...
Hiking: Craving adventure? Check out the Dinosaur Caves in eastern CT Peter Marteka FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 2of5 There are several spectacular and scenic marshes along the trail.Peter Marteka / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less 3of5 4of5 5of5 Ah, the Connecticut cave. So many caves across the Constitution State don’t really constitute a cave in the truest sense. Whether they are coined the Leatherman caves or King Philip’s Cave, they are usually large overhangs or huge glacial boulders piled high on top of each other or tumbled next to ledges. There are some true caves usually tucked ...
Walking Rhode Island: Roughing it on the Pachaug Trail If you go: The Pachaug Trail John Kostrzewa Access: Off Route 95, take Route 3 in Exeter to Route 165 and drive 7 miles west to Beach Pond on the right. Parking: Available at the Beach Pond lot. Some spots are reserved for boaters. There’s a smaller lot across the road. Dogs: Allowed, on a leash. Difficulty: Strenuous at times, with hills, rocky footing and ledges. Easy at the end on flat roads and lanes. EXETER — I crossed the western border of Rhode Island in early April to hike a different type of trail than the farm lanes, cart pa...
Wash away 2020’s woes with an icy plunge 1/1/20 :: REGION :: STAND ALONE :: New Years revelers, and runners, splash in the waters of Fishers Island Sound at Esker Point Beach in Noank Wednesday, January 1, 2020. The run and dip, in its 51st year, started as an informal gathering of friends of former Boston Marathon champion Amby Burfoot. The group, which numbered over 100, started at the statue of former Boston Marathon champion Johnny Kelley in Mystic and proceeds along Noank Road at a pace friendly to even the slowest participant to end with the brief plunge a the beach. (Sean D. Elliot/T...