Date visited: 7/22/2022

When I arrived, I kinda thought this place was pretty "meh". It's basically a stone dust loop through a field behind a strip mall. But we got about half way through and encountered three deer! They were definitely staring me down, but I like to think they were just posing for their pictures. You can see them in the background behind Mandy and Lexi in one of the photos, but I included some better pictures of just the deer as well! Aside from the wildlife, it was a good thing we were here just before sunset. It was one of the hottest days of the year, and there is absolutely no shade on this trail whatsoever. Luckily, by this time of the evening, the temperature had dropped into the upper 70's and the walk was quite pleasant.

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Date visited: 10/7/2022

This beach is also known as "Second Beach". I guess the "First Beach" is Easton's Beach at the start of Cliff Walk in Newport. There is also a Third Beach on the other side of the peninsula that we visited afterward. As for "Second Beach", it's a nice long beach that we walked end to end. It was about 2.5 miles total. It was also quite breezy here, which made it feel cooler than the mid seventies temperature. The waves are strong here, as this beach faces southwest and opens up to the open ocean. The water looked puprlish at the north end, due to the burgandy color sediment on the beach. Toward the end of our walk, we encountered Horseback riders. Dogs are only allowed here from October 1st thru April 30th. They are actually also allowed all year between the hours of 5 and 7:45 AM, but there's little chance of me ever visiting this beach that early!

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Date visited: 10/7/2022

We visited this beach immediately after visiting Sachuest Beach (Second Beach). It was about a minute drive away on the other side of the little peninsula. This beach faces east and opens up to a cove, so the waves are much milder than on Second Beach. It was also much less windy here. This beach is smaller as well, maybe half the size. We also encountered the horseback riders here as well. I'm not sure Mandy and Lexi understand horses all that much! I think they think they are giant dogs!

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Dates visited: 9/26/2022 & 9/20/2023

This is a 13 mile trail in the towns of Middletown and Portsmouth. We did not walk all 13 miles! We walked a four mile loop in Middletown. We started at the trail head at the Newport Vineyard parking lot. The trail actually goes right through the vineyard! It's an interesting trail with some varied landscapes, but most of it went through open fields. I wouldn't want to walk this trail in the middle of the summer, as 90% of it has no shade. It's a very nice trail, but I could do without the section that runs alongside Route 138 for a quarter of a mile. There was a shortcut around that section that we should have taken. Other than that, it was pretty great! We'll have to come back and do the Portsmouth section some day.

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We returned and hiked the middle section of the trail that connects the two sections in Middletown and Portsmouth that we previously hiked. This entire section borders the Newport National Golf Club. Some sections of the trail are actually shared with the golf carts. Much of this section is not shaded, so this wouldn't be a great trail on a real hot day, but it was perfect for the day we visited. Parts of this section of the trail are in both towns. The pictures below are from the Middletown section. You can see the Portsmouth pictures on that page.

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Date visited: 9/26/2022

We hiked a short 1+ mile loop trail that straddes the towns of Middletown and Portsmouth. These are the pictures from the Middletown section. You can read more about the trail on the Portsmouth page.

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Date visited: 1/27/2023

This park is a small area just over the border from Newport, next to Easton's Beach. There is a grassy area with some cool trees that have grown sideways! Mandy and Lexi decided to climb one of them! There's also a public access path to a small beach called Atlantic Beach just outside the park. Pictures from that area are included here as well.

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Date visited: 8/6/2023

I read an article online about Rhode Island's secret beaches. Well, this one is so secret, it wasn't even in the article. I found this very small beach by looking at Google Maps on my phone. There are exactly four parking spots here, with signs warning against parking anywhere but in the four spots. Fortunately, when we arrived, only three of the spots were filled. There is a very short trail that leads down to the beach. This isn't a sandy beach, it's full of pebbles...hence the name. Mandy was able to cool off, but Lexi wanted no part of the waves. This is a pretty nice place to get away for a few minutes..as long as one of the parking spots is open!

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