I started today in the town of Burrillville RI, visiting the beach at
Pulaski State Park,
before going for a hike from there to visit the
George Washington Wildlife Management Area. The paths I took here are highlighted in pink.
Okay looking covered bridge,
and the swamp was more like a lake.
Wilbur Pond was nothing much to see though.
After leaving the area, I ventured into Glocester RI,
where I trespassed accidentally on private property to get to
Clarkville Pond from 57 Pulaski Road,
then went on another hike at
Durfee Hill Wildlife Management Area, where the path I took is shown below in pink.
On an unmarked path off the main trail, there were nice views of Burlingame Reservoir at the dam area,
and of the water body downstream of it on the main path as well.
Leaving the area, it was on to another mini hike to the pond at the
Hawkins Pond Town Forest from 2628 Putnam Pike.
Finally, it was time to leave Rhode Island, heading into Putnam CT,
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| Mary Brown Pond, 778 Providence Pike |
spending some time at Cady Pond at the junction of Cady Road and East Putnam Road
before heading into Killingly CT,
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| Alvia Chase Reservoir, 80 Pond Road |
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| Middle Reservoir, 1450 Hartford Pike |
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Bog Meadow Reservoir,
1440 Hartford Pike |
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Union Baptist Church,
1369 Hartford Pike |
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Whetstone Brook Reservoir,
521 Valley Road |
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Ballouville Pond,
720 Chestnut Hill Road |
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| 4 Ware Road |
then Pomfret CT,
where I visited the
Rectory School
the
Pomfret School,
and the
New England Laborer's Training Academy.
Next, it was on to the town of Hampton CT,
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Hemlock Glen,
Old Kings Highway and Hemlock Glen Road |
going on a hike at the
H.E. Preston Sanctuary, where the path I took exploring the entire area is shown below in pink.
Nothing to see at either of the supposed viewpoints,
although I did find a bird's nest, which apparently had a cuckoo chick in it too.
At this point, I decided to call it a day for hiking, passing through Eastford CT
Ashford CT,
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Old First Magyar Reformed Church,
200 Ashford Center Road |
even visiting the
Charlton Sewing Center back in Charlton MA,
before heading into East Brookfield for a late lunch at
308 Lakeside, an upscale restaurant with a beautiful view of
Lake Lashaway.
For food, I got the Seafood Chowder,
the LAKESIDE BURGER (Topped with BBQ sauce, cheddar cheese and onion rings)
and the Maple Pecan Pie.
Not bad actually, especially with a deal.
For dinner, we headed into Waltham for another go at
Bonchon, this time getting Goose Island beer,
Small Wings (Half and Half Sweet Crunch and Soy Garlic),
and Bull Dak (Spicy chicken stir fried with rice cakes in fiery sauce, topped with thinly sliced scallions, onions and mozzarella cheese. Served with white rice).
The beer was not to my liking, while the plate of food was way too spicy for us to handle, with very few rice cakes. Guess they were running out. With that, an end to my day of sightseeing in Connecticut and Rhode Island.
