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The Day - 80-mile hike the length of R.I. ends with a splash - News from southeastern Connecticut


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80-mile hike the length of R.I. ends with a splash
Hikers cross a bridge along the Rhode Island North South Trail near the Arcadia Management Area. (Betsy Graham)
Phil Plouffe celebrates the end of the hike with a plunge into the Atlantic Ocean at Blue Shutters Beach in Charlestown. (Lisa Brownell) ....

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The Day - Spring awakens on Rhode Island's North-South Trail - News from southeastern Connecticut


The leaves of beech trees glow along a section of the Rhode Island North-South Trail. (Betsy Graham)
Mary Sommer crosses a stream. (Steve Fagin)
Rocks line the shore of Bowdish Reservoir in Glocester’s George Washington Wildlife Management Area. (Steve Fagin)
Al Pointe is a volunteer who helps maintain the trail. (Steve Fagin)
Moss and lichen proliferate in spring. (Betsy Graham)
Carl Windle marks an arrow on a sign. (Steve Fagin)
Published April 15. 2021 10:11AM 
By
Steve Fagin
After hiking an hour through an evergreen-lined state forest path south of Wallum Lake in Douglas, Mass., our group finally reached a trail intersection marked by a sign we had been expecting: “78 miles to Atlantic Ocean.” ....

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