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CTMQ > Rhode Island

Day 7

January 8, 2012 by Steve Leave a Comment

Hurricane Swirly Earl September 3, 2010 All week we'd been hearing about the impending doom named Hurricane Earl. And there we were, on the south coast of Rhode Island about to be wiped off the face of the earth. As it turned out, quite fortunately for us, the storm weakened and turned eastward and was nothing more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Non-CT, Travel Tagged With: Rhode Island

Day 6: Rhode Island 2010

January 8, 2012 by Steve Leave a Comment

Green Scene September 2, 2010 Tired of the beach, we struck out north up to Portsmouth for half the day. At some point in my life I got four free passes to any Newport Mansion properties. Two years prior, during our first Rhode Island trip, we all went to see The Breakers I think. Since the passes had no … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Non-CT, Travel Tagged With: BEARS!, Damian, Hoang, Plants, Rhode Island, Vacations

Days 4-5: Rhode Island 2010

January 7, 2012 by Steve Leave a Comment

Just Beachy August 31 - September 1, 2010 Behold the mighty alabaster belly! Here, Hoang and Damian were signing "I love you" to each other. Awwww... Here, Damian was making faces and cracking Hoang up... ... Busting her up real good... Seriously, this went on for a good long while, and then... A … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Non-CT, Travel Tagged With: Damian, Hoang, Rhode Island, Vacations

Days 1-3: Rhode Island 2010

January 7, 2012 by Steve Leave a Comment

Crazy ol' Rhode Island August 28-30, 2010 I don't even have any pictures of the 29th and can only assume we did nothing but lounge around and go to the beach all day. But on the 30th we did venture out to Newport for the usual Newport stuff but also a stop at the somewhat lame Save The Bay Exploration Center and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Non-CT, Travel Tagged With: Animals, Aquaria, Birds, Damian, Hoang, Rhode Island, Vacations

Rhode Island 2010 Intro

January 7, 2012 by Steve Leave a Comment

Point Judith, Narragansett, RI August 28 - September 4, 2010 I grew up in Delaware, live in Connecticut and we’ve started this Rhode Island vacation house thing. That means I grew up in the second smallest state, live in the third smallest and vacation in the smallest. That’s weird, right? No, no, not weird that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Non-CT, Travel Tagged With: Damian, Hoang, Rhode Island, Vacations

CT-MA-RI Tri-Point

June 7, 2011 by Steve 18 Comments

This Borders on Being Triply Awesome CT-MA-RI Tri-point, Thompson June 3, 2011 I revisited this tri-point with my sons in 2016. Very different report and better pictures! On the hike out to the CT-MA-NY tri-point, the trail hits the highest point in Connecticut (CTMQ Visit here). On the way out to the CT-NY-RI … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography Tagged With: air line state park, CT-MA-RI Tri-Point, Geographic Extremes, Massachusetts, Monuments and Plaques, Rhode Island, Thompson, Tri-point

Pachaug Trail Intro

December 16, 2008 by Steve Leave a Comment

Pachaug Trail 25.1 Miles, Voluntown, Sterling, Griswold, & Rhode Island December 2008 - The Pachaug is a mostly flat 25.1 mile horseshoe-shaped trail in the eastern lowlands of Connecticut. It traverses the Pachaug State Forest through Griswold and Voluntown and ventures into Rhode Island for a couple miles as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, pachaug state forest, Pachaug Trail, Plainfield, Rhode Island, Sterling, Voluntown

Rhode Island: Jerimoth Hill

July 29, 2007 by Steve 1 Comment

So Nice I Hiked it Thrice Jerimoth Hill, 812 Feet February 2002, July 2011, August 2017 46th on the US State Highpoint List (Me: 1/51; Hoang: 1/51; Damian 1/51; Calvin: 2/51) 2017 Update: I’ve visited the mighty Rhode Island highpoint 3 times now: In 2002 with Hoang, in 2011 with Hoang and Damian, and in 2017 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Peakbagging Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Hoang, Rhode Island, state highpoints

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