The sign said:
Jerimoth Hill
Elevation 812′
Highpoint of Rhode Island…Jerimoth Hill itself is about 5′ higher than the highway, highly wooded, and has no views at all.
Matt, Erik, and I strolled the hundred and fifty feet down the path just to step on the actual highpoint ourselves. By coincidence, the destination of many of the camping trips we have taken has been the highest peak in several New England states. So when I read a news report about the highpoint in Rhode Island being open to the public, I looked it up on the map. Since it was only thirty minutes from Matt’s house, we decided to make the arduous trek. To the car.
Notice we are all wearing expensive hiking boots to walk fifty or so yards across soft, level pine needles.
Still, I can check off Rhode Island in my slow pursuit of topping all the states. I think I should do Ranier and Denali before I get any older and fatter.
Related Links:
– Highest Point in Rhode Island Opens to Hikers (AP)
– Referring story on NPR’s All Things Considered
– http://highpointers.org
– My other highpoints: Connecticut, Vermont, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.
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