There is nothing like a long walk and talk with a good friend to catch up, but then you add a place to stop and eat, and the day becomes more relaxing and enjoyable. Several tantalizingly tasty locations in RI are found off walking/bike trails. Washington Secondary Rail Trail Bike Path measures 19 miles and […]
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Sunscreen is a product designed to protect us from the damaging effects of the sun, so it stands to reason that the rate of skin cancer would have dropped since sunscreen was introduced to the general market. It may shock you to know that cases of skin cancer have actually increased since the introduction of […]
“Can I go to X?” is the question 2 Feet 2 Bucks has answered with “Yes” dozens of times, where X = place worth going out of your way to, to take a walk, short or very long. But “Can I go home after?” is, in a make-or-break sense, a more important question. I field-tested […]
Do you have runner dreams, but yearn for routine and/or social accountability? Are you “hardcore” or more of a walk-jogger who is just happy to be outside? Maybe you just crave endorphins, a heart-rate/mental-health boost, and community? Good news: Lil’ Rhody has several weekly run club options to choose from. From petite crews to massive […]
One of the clearest ways we are already contending with the effects of climate change is by feeling, well, warmer. Since the Industrial Revolution, average temperatures in RI have risen more than 3 degrees Fahrenheit. In fact, New England as a whole is the fastest-warming region in the US, in part because of our proximity […]
Hey idiot, why are you and your friends getting high indoors? Don’t you know? We have a planet, a whole, big planet filled with trees, rivers, and critters. The outside world doesn’t have to start and end at your doorstep – come on, you can go farther than that! But where? Where can you and […]
As we crept under the illustrious and verdant canopy of an intimately engulfing medley of colorful leaves and sharply protruding branches, it was the fresh revival of a distant, latent memory that wispily resurfaced and spurred me, personally, onward — for I was adventuring with (at present) the silent intrigue of companions. While the brush […]
I’ve never known much about growing flowers. The few gardens I’ve started in my life ended all too unceremoniously, in death. And I’ve never known much about 3-D printing, either. In fact, probably attributed to my lack of knowledge and skill in both realms, I never really cared much about either subject. But when my […]