This week we had some very special guests join us, Cris and Butch Hartley. They had planned to spend their Friday evening at Foxwoods, and since they were waking up in Norwich on Saturday morning, they joined us. They ended up seeing Johnny Winter play some pretty good blues Friday night I hear... I was very jealous. LONG LIVE THE BLUES!
We all met at the intersection of RT2 and RT 201, which is at the bottom of Cassaduck Hill. We decided to hike the Narragansett Trail again this week because of it's proximity to everyone hiking. The trailhead we chose started directly across the street from where we all parked. From there, the Narragansett Trail crosses over the Hewitt's Pond Dam Pedestrian Bridge, then across a fairly large grassy field, and into the woods where we immediately climbed up a fairly short but steep hill.
During most of our hike Rob, Butch, and I were way out front, and therefore we stopped numerous times to let everyone catch up. The girls were all talking and I assume they enjoyed themselves to the fullest. CC was with us as well, so we tried to tire him out by throwing sticks for him, but I doubt that did any good. He ran out front, and back behind all of us all day, but never seemed to slow down. He probably enjoyed himself more than anyone.
We eventually crossed the street where the entrance of the North Stonington Dump is, and then walked past an old pitiful looking barking dog at the Pound there, and then entered back into the woods close by. We then made our way to the base of Lantern Hill, climbed it's back side, and found Foxwoods greeting us at the top. We then sat and chatted for a good while and snapped some group shots, and then did our loop-d-loop at the top of the hill there, and headed back.
Our final group shot was taken about halfway back where the trail intersects what looked like a rough dirt road which connects two fields which is intersected by a stone wall. Everyone sat down on that wall while I setup my camera. Sof was trying to get CC to look at the camera by throwing rocks, and I think she did a pretty good job. You can judge for yourself. Here are the pics.
We ate lunch at the S & P Oyster House in downtown Mystic, then had our usual after-lunch latte at Starbucks in Mystic. We then headed home and reminisced about how gorgeous the weather was out, and how that contributed to everyone having a wonderful day.
I really enjoyed this past week's hike and I hope Cris and Butch can join us again soon.
See everyone next week...
and Happy Hiking!
Joe
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