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US-5482 Wickaboxet WMA (RI)

Perry W1GRDOctober 10, 2025

I’m not sure that I’ve ever been in the woods with more dead people than at Wickaboxet. For the most part they are a quiet bunch, mainly settler families who […]

US-6982 Big River WMA (RI)

Perry W1GRDOctober 1, 2025

I did something at Big River WMA in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, that I very rarely do these days: I wandered. I entered the WMA on the east side, along […]

In a remote corner of New England, three state boundaries meet, commemorated by a four-foot granite pillar. It's one of those rare locations where you can walk along with one foot in one state and your other in another!

US-6979 Arcadia Management Area

Perry W1GRDDecember 20, 2024

You don’t so much summit Mt. Tom as notice that you’ve been walking on flat ground for a while. It tops out at just 400-something feet, and the views are […]

US-2880 Snake Den SP

Perry W1GRDDecember 5, 2024

Snake Den, named for a sinuous natural rock feature, is one of Rhode Island’s most interesting trails for folks who are interested in geology. Especially in the northern part of […]

US-7971 Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, RI Side

Perry W1GRDOctober 22, 2024

I stacked firewood most of the morning and decided to reward myself with an activation. I packed up the rig and a lunch and headed for Rhode Island and the […]

US-2878 Lincoln State Park / US-5483 Lincoln Woods State Forest

Perry W1GRDOctober 21, 2024

Sunday was a spectacular day in New England. We haven’t had a frost yet, so it isn’t Indian Summer (Indigenous Peoples Summer?), but a stretch of 70-80º F sunny days […]

US-6984 Black Hut WMA

Perry W1GRDOctober 18, 2024

Over the weekend I activated two wildlife management areas, one in Rhode Island and one in Massachusetts. I’d never really paid much attention to WMAs, but POTA has really brought […]

US-6992 JL Curran State Park

Perry W1GRDOctober 17, 2024

JL Curran is primarily a fishing site, with two ponds that are stocked by the RI environmental agency. It’s relatively small, around 300 acres including the ponds. There are two […]

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