Day 5 June 5 2008

Ryder RD to Jeremy Hill Rd (North Stonington, CT)
(before work)

Parked at Narragansett Trail/Ryder Rd and walked down Rte 2, Main Crossing Rd, Rte 201 and then turned back right after Assekonk Brook.

After two pure woods walks I was expecting a rough walk on these roads, Rte 2 being the main drag between Rte 95 and the world's largest casino. When I scouted it out, it looked innocent enough, about 5 foot shoulders and today I started at 0540 AM, Traffic was there and three vehicles including one Peter Pan bus crossed the line in my shoulder.

Domino fared well in the newly cropped roadside grass and except for a few bridge crossings she was great.

Not great was traffic especially a trio of SUV/pickup trucks who instead of sensing a need to slow down at the sight of a pedestrian on the shoulderless Main Crossing Rd and Rte 201 went faster with typical disregard for safety and allowing zero margin for error(IE : miscalculating a curve and or on coming traffic, perhaps a FORD SUV as careless as them?

Anyway, there was just enough traffic to prevent me from enjoying these roads that might have been a pleasant walk.

On the way back we stopped and walked on the Narragansett Trail a few feet west of Rte 2, the trail heads west to Lantern Hill. A new foot bridge goes across a small pond's dam, a new metal and wood bridge. very nice.

It was overcast and at few times looked like rain but it stayed dry.

A seed was planted in my mind that a lot of foot travel on well trafficked roads such as these isn't going to keep me going on this venture for long.

Length: about 4 miles round trip, with about .5 miles east west towards NY state.

Next leg-Rest of 201 to Tom Harvey, my favorite road to bike that Tom Harvey.