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 .
While hiking not long ago through the Francis C. Carter Memorial Preserve in Charlestown, R.I., friends and I noticed a sign that had us mystified: Narragansett Trail.
“That’s strange. I’ve hiked the .
This segment of the trail runs north of Yawgoog Pond and into Pachaug State Forest in Connecticut, and features the remains of an old spool and bobbin mill.
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Peter Marteka
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There are several spectacular and scenic marshes along the trail.Peter Marteka / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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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 away into the limestone of the northwest corner like Twin Lakes Cave the state’s first and only tour cave long closed to the public. Bolton’s “Squaw Cave,” New Milford’s “Tory’s Cave” and the caves within Seymour’s Little Laurel Lime Park also reach that honest-to-goodness cave status.