An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

Tag: Rhode Island

  • Beavertail

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    Beavertail Lighthouse, Jamestown, Rhode Island USA. Long before the peninsula was used as a part of the navy’s coastal defense system, early settler’s burned fires on the rugged shore to warn sailors passing the shoals off Beavertail. In 1746, they would build the first lighthouse. That light was destroyed by fire, but upon it’s foundation…

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  • Friday’s Photo 04.18.25

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    Madeline Under Sail, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. The sailing vessel “Madeline” is a frequent traveler of Narragansett Bay, offering sunset cruises in summer and fall. The schooner is berthed in the city of Newport, Rhode Island.

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  • The North-South Trail

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    On some winter days, when my spirit is unwilling to drag me out of bed and go north, I must still get outside and put my feet on a path. Over a few seasons I engaged myself by section hiking in Rhode Island. The state’s North- South Trail will take you from Blue Shutters Beach…

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    A wet, leaf covered path is surrounded by trees. The leaves are changing color with the fall season. A wood fence runs along both sides of the path into the distance.

  • The Southeast Light

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    The breeze from the Atlantic was a welcome respite from the hot sun overhead. Sunlight bounced off the shimmering water below the bluffs. I turned to find an angle to capture the lighthouse, taking care not to get too close to the fence that kept me from falling to the rocky shoreline below. History In…

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