Welcome to Free Range Rhode Island, also known as 2 Feet 2 Bucks Land: a world hiding in plain sight within the world generally known as Rhode Island. It was there all along, just waiting to be discovered and mapped. Rediscovered really, because Free Range Rhode Island largely coincides with areas that were well inhabited […]
“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 […]
Just walking around has been a favorite pastime of city dwellers and tourists ever since cities were invented. How many long walks it takes to see all that’s worth seeing is a good measure of how great a city is. The greatest are inexhaustible. Among smaller cities known for an attractive downtown to walk around […]
The fall colors linger longest near the sea. When you hear, “Let’s take a hike,” you probably picture an uninhabited area. There’s nothing like a walk in the woods, the more unspoiled the better. The landscape we encounter day-to-day seems to prove any place not the woods is too spoiled to want to be outdoors […]
“You can’t make a wrong turn” is why downtown Warren is so perfect for wandering on foot. Get off the bus in the middle of town. In every direction are narrow streets full of centuries of well-loved houses, gardens, indy shops, galleries, eateries, and a brewery. If a random walk does not bring you to […]
On social media I saw a guy on a mission to walk every street in Providence, so I invited Daniel Morris for a Motif interview along his next walk. We met up, and sure enough, he was already a 2F2B (my regular column, Two Feet, Two Bucks) fan. He showed me how he manages the […]
Thinking about a spring hike? Have you been to the ocean since last summer? Everything you love about the ocean is there all year long, everything except for swimming… unless you happen to be a penguin. There is no wrong weather, only wrong clothes. Your warmest winter garb may not be up to par with […]
Don’t let another winter go by without visiting the seals on Narragansett Bay! Prepare for a day at Rome Point on Narragansett Bay by packing a lunch, binoculars, and an extra layer of warmth so you won’t have to turn back early if the wind picks up. The hour-and-change ride from the city is worth […]
It may seem that walking is merely obsolete transportation, superseded by faster, drier, effortless means. But never indulging in a good walk may be a fate more sad than never knowing the joy of a satisfying meal. Cheap and available in at least some way to almost everybody, walking is a precious opportunity to examine […]
There’s nothing hidden about the gem that is Colt State Park – or is there? Thousands enjoy spectacular vistas through their windshields, attend picnics, fly kites, fish, or just relax overlooking the Bay. Formerly the wellgroomed private estate of Samuel P. Colt, nephew of the firearms Colt, a financier with a sideline in bootlegging, Colt […]