RI "High Point"

[WhiteMTHike]

Glad to see this won't be a problem any longer. I remember a previous owner who used to discourage hikers with the help of his two friends...Smith & Wesson.

Still there are better trails in RI.

http://news.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/2011/12/ri-to-purchase.html#.Tt4H5VYTCCs

 

[Puma concolor]

Thanks for the update. Jerimoth hasn't been that much of a problem for several years now. The people that bought the access land after Mr. Richardson's (?) death were pretty accomodating to highpointers and allowed daily access. Good to see that access will never be an issue again between the two land deals ... the original access land purchase and now the purchase of the actual HP by the State of RI.

 

[rup]

Sounds like moving all the eqip necsr for a sustained 5-13 will be more manageable now.

 

[MichaelJ]

Kudos to the Mosleys, who bought that house in front several years ago and welcomed high pointers. I'm sure their good will (and maybe some phone calls to the right people) helped to precipitate this sale of the actual high point from Brown Univ. to the state.

 

[Tom Rankin]

Kudos to the Mosleys, who bought that house in front several years ago and welcomed high pointers. I'm sure their good will (and maybe some phone calls to the right people) helped to precipitate this sale of the actual high point from Brown Univ. to the state.

I guess this means they are no longer using the 'summit' as an astronomical observing site?

 

[RoySwkr]

I guess this means they are no longer using the 'summit' as an astronomical observing site?

That may have been the intent when they got the property, but did they ever do it?

 

[Tom Rankin]

That may have been the intent when they got the property, but did they ever do it?

There was a small building up there, and at least 1 metal pole with a bracket that could hold a telescope.

 

[Mike P.]

There's a couple of old buildings in disrepair there & the metal pole mentioned above. Looks like they could have even done sleep overs before.

It's a nice side when I drive through the area, went twice this year, both as a part of two states, two "hikes" with the kids.