Outdoor Adventure Corps News & Photos
Walkabout Trail in Chepachet is First Monthly Hike
Feb 6, 2010 - Chepachet, RI
On
a chilly breezy day in early February, OAC held its first monthly hike. Attendence seemed to go up and down just prior to the hike by six finally showed up (one
is missing from the photo - along with his Labradoodle). We hiked the 8-mile Walkabout Trail in George Washington Management Area. This time a whopping
seven geocaches were discovered:
GC1EXQT (Wilbur Pond),
GC1778Q (Orange You Glad You Found It),
GC1CX22 (G.W.Gas Saver #4- Sign at the sign),
GC16WE1 (A Fairy Amusing Cache),
GCX5XX (Walkabout II),
GCZ2W5 ("SIMON" K-9 COPS #4), and
GCZ8WA ("ABBY" K-9 COPS # 6).
The Walkabout trail was created in 1965 by a group of Austrailian sailors from the HMAS Perth, which was undergoing an overhaul in Newport, RI.
Mount Tom Hike Inspires Monthly Hiking Series
Nov 13, 2009 - Mount Tom Trail, Exeter, RI
A
brisk hike along the Mount Tom Trail in Arcadia Wildlife Management Area inspires the Outdoor Adventure Corps director to offer a monthly hiking series
in the coming new year. He was accompanied by his wife and her physical therapist (who better to come along in case of injuries?). Besides hiking along
the approximately six-and-a-half mile trail, several excursions were made to find two geocaches: GCWTRW (On Top of Mount Tom) and
GCJADC (Escoheag Trail 1).
The first hike will be planned for late January or early February. After the first few warm-up hikes, we will begin the North-South trail, Rhode Island's very own border-to-border trail. Comprised of many trails and a few roads, it stretches from Charlestown Beach in the south to the Massachusetts Mid-State Trail near Wallum Lake in the north. Check back to find out dates and locations!