March
7 - North/South Trail Section 3 Hike At 78 miles in length, the North/South
Trail is Rhode Islands only long distance
trail. It starts at the Atlantic Ocean
and runs along the Conn./RI line north to
Massachusetts. We will be continuing our
trek north from Alton Carolina Road
hiking through the Carolina Wildlife
management Area to Richmond School on
Route 138.
Time: 8:00 am Distance: 7 miles
Location: Charlestown/Richmond, RI
Meeting place: Blackstone Valley
Outfitters
Preregistration
Required
March
9 - Basic Map & Compass
Clinic Our basic Map & Compass Clinic
covers the following:
Map
Reading
Parts
of the compass
How
to use a compass
Laying
out a route on a map
Triangulation.
Time: 6:30
pm
Cost: Free
Preregistration
Required
March
14 - Rome Pint Hike & Seal Watch Rome Point might be one of the
few hiking places in Rhode Island that n
more popular in winter than any other
season. The Reason SEALS!!Located in N.
Kingstown, we will trek along an old farm
road through long forgotten farmland and
come out of the woods at a stony beach on
Narragansett Bay. Following the shoreline
to Rome Point for a seal watch before
returning along the shore of Bissel Cove
and back.
Time: 8:00 am
Cost: $10
Distance: 2.5 miles
Meeting place: Blackstone Valley
Outfitters
Preregistration
Required.
March
20 - Dutch Oven Cooking Clinic For hundreds of years people
have been cooking with the magical Dutch
ovens. Join Blackstone Valley Outfitters
for a cooking experience. The clinic will
cover.
Choosing a Dutch
Oven
Curing
your Dutch Oven
How
to determine cooking temperatures
with charcoal
Tools
required
Cooking
& Eating food
Time: 8:00
am 1:00 pm, 4:00 pm Approx. 3 hours per clinic
Cost: $10
Preregistration
Required
March
21 - Cycling the Blackstone Valley Bike
Path Come and enjoy the first day of
spring with a bike ride. Join us on a
trip through history. We will be cycling
the Blackstone Valley Bike Path with
stops at historic landmarks.
Time: 8:00
am
Cost: Free
Meeting place: Blackstone Valley
Outfitters
Bike
Rentals Available
March
28 - North/South Trail Section 4 The fourth section of the hike
will start were we left off at the
Richmond School, Richmond, RI and after a
short road walk we will traverse through
some of Arcadia Wildlife Management Area
Our trek will end at Route 165.
Time: 8:00
am
Distance: 9 miles
Location: Charlestown, RI
Meeting place: Blackstone Valley
Outfitters
Preregistration
Required
*
Don't forget we rent Boats & Bikes everyday! *
We will also run
special trips for groups on Sundays.
For more information call or visit us at the store.