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  1. John Satterlee

    Jerimoth Hill

    Tomorrow (Wed 10/22/14) Brown will transfer the state's highpoint to the state. http://www.providencejournal.com/news/content/20141020-you-too-can-make-it-to-the-top-in-r.i.-jerimoth-hill-access-to-open.ece Better link: http://highpointers.org/archives/2513
  2. John Satterlee

    Zealand to LIncoln Woods Trail?

    This has been a hike I have wanted to do for many years; I was sidetracked by a few years of knee problems and now with the USFS bridge removal, I was wondering, how feasible is it to hike from Zealand Rd to the Wilderness Trail parking lot? I am especially concerned about stream crossings...
  3. John Satterlee

    Knee surgery..been there? done that?

    With the two surgeries and the struggle between them, there is a a lot to say, but this is not the forum to say it. All I can say that is my Boston orthopedic surgeon who discovered my problem and gave me high hopes of normal recovery- and the hospital-New England Baptist- were top line. I did...
  4. John Satterlee

    Knee surgery..been there? done that?

    I do not know what caused my problems with primary TKR and will not worry about that now. Right now I am concentrating on this revision and things are going a lot better than the first one. So much better. This Boston orthopedic MD is crackerjack as is the hospital, New England Baptist...
  5. John Satterlee

    Knee surgery..been there? done that?

    I am 7 days post revision left total knee replacement. I am not the poster boy for knee replacement. I have been dealing with chronic stiffness pain swelling and a knee full of scar tissue (extension +10 and flexion 75) since 1/2011 and I have spent those 30 months between surgeries in this...
  6. John Satterlee

    Grills Preserve/Grills Sacntuary Bridge

    A new foot bridge over the Pawcatuck River will connect the Grills Preserve on the Westerly side to the recently opened to the public Hopkinton land trust property in Hopkinton. After a winter of inactivity, progress on this bridge has been made in the past week. In the fall, old stone...
  7. John Satterlee

    Garmin Edge bike GPS for hiking

    Thanks for the info. I am a low tech guy and this GPS device gave me the info I was always curious about, like exactly how far some of these walks are and where exactly I went. I still love paper maps but this thing is pretty neat.
  8. John Satterlee

    Garmin Edge bike GPS for hiking

    A friend just gave me his old Garmin Edge 605 and I was wondering if anyone had any experience with using bike computers while hiking? It is all new to me. Thanks.
  9. John Satterlee

    Pequot Trail

    Date of Hike: 6/25/12 Trail Conditions: Trails overgrown,wet in places, manageable blow downs, blue blazes difficult to follow and absent in places making following the true trail difficult. Even so blazes present just have to find them even if it is a distance off the trail. Special...
  10. John Satterlee

    Blue Pond (Hopkinton)

    Update on Dam http://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/dry-pond-closer-to-renewal/article_e7420b56-2a53-11e1-80fa-0019bb2963f4.html
  11. John Satterlee

    The Qunochchaug and East beaches are just long stretches of beach mostly deserted because the...

    The Qunochchaug and East beaches are just long stretches of beach mostly deserted because the breachways make them dead ends. Q beach is about 1.5 miles walk east beach 2.5 and all it is all sand and crashing surf. Both have parking issues, in fact Q Beach parking lot is private with guards...
  12. John Satterlee

    OK, "great" might be an overstatement for most but not me- they are Quonnochochaug and East...

    OK, "great" might be an overstatement for most but not me- they are Quonnochochaug and East Beaches I like them because like Napatree they are dead ends, made that way by breachways. Qunochochaug is closed to non locals all summer and East Beach (state) has limited parking. Read in the Block...
  13. John Satterlee

    Napatree Point

    Napatree Point (Westerly) Of the three great beach walks, in RI, this the most accessible in the summer. Limited 2 hour street parking is available in Watch Hill. Dogs are allowed 6 PM to 8 AM (2 MAY TO LABOR DAY) on leashes according to sign. This is a better walk in winter or off...
  14. John Satterlee

    Connecticut to Close CT River Ferries

    They will close Aug 25. Budget cuts. The ferry crossing always made a nice rest stop on bicycle rides along the lower CT River valley. http://www.theday.com/article/20110718/NWS01/307189908/1018
  15. John Satterlee

    Grills Preserve Bradford (Westerly)

    Date of Hike: 5/18/2011 Trail Conditions: Generally dry but some mud because of recent (5th day) rain Special Equipment Required: Definitely need tick,mosquito protection, Boots in wet. Hunter orange in hunting season as this is a state maintained hunting area. Comments: -One of the few...
  16. John Satterlee

    Total Knee Replacement Question

    That is the truth, hopefully it will soon be forgotten?
  17. John Satterlee

    Total Knee Replacement Question

    Coldfeet-good luck with the surgery tomorrow. After all the waiting the day is finally here. I hope all goes well; it all goes by quickly. Here's to walking without pain again.
  18. John Satterlee

    Solo Hiker rescued off Madison

    http://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/article_29d871d2-0028-11e0-bc0b-001cc4c002e0.html
  19. John Satterlee

    Total Knee Replacement Question

    Interesting thread because I am scheduled for TKR in January. After 33+ years since years since my football injury and surgery(open bilateral menisectomy) on my knee, it has been progressively getting worse. This year has been a lost year, early on I used a treadmill 3 times that set my poor...
  20. John Satterlee

    Tillinghast Pond(West Greenwich)

    I had never been here before (it was just recently opened to the public)and this has to be the nicest hike around. The 2 marked trails look quite new:, the white loop(2.5 miles) around the pond is a few months old and is looks it, The yellow trail (3 miles)north is a little rugged. Thought I...
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