Tag: Hiking

  • Rose Island Lighthouse

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    Rose Island, Newport Rhode Island, USA On a chilly summer day, I launched a kayak from a rocky shore at Battery Park in Newport, Rhode Island. I had set my sights on getting close to the Rose Island lighthouse. The light is located not far from Newport Harbor, and very close to the iconic Newport…

    A white clapboarded lighthouse overlooks choppy waters under cloudy skies
  • Killington in Winter

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    A hiker was tightening the laces of his boots. He was in his thirties I guessed, and looked a bit new to hiking. We were parked close together at the trailhead. He was headed up to the summit of Mount Killington. I was on the way out. We chatted a bit. It was late August…

  • Hiking The Midstate Trail

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    The Midstate Trail came into being sometime around the late 70’s according to the trail’s official website. When I’d reached the end of Rhode Island’s North/South trail, I decided it would be nice to continue out of the state of Rhode Island on foot, making my way north. The trail travels through Worcester county, and…

  • Friday’s Photo: Lake of The Clouds

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    A set of tarns located in the col between Mount Monroe and Washington. These alpine lakes are at 5032 feet, near the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Lake of The Clouds Hut.

    brown stones in the foreground. in the center a still body of water ringed by mountains in the background. An overcast sky is overhead.