Another all-male hash was in store, mainly because SWF’s don’t last long in Central Falls. And maybe the ladies had read some write-ups and knew what was in store at a WIPOS hash. But good judgment is in short supply at the RIH3, so yet again, winter numbers were in double digits. The details are perhaps a bit sketchy. But all that pavement pounds it out of your scribes brain. At any rate, as soon as the pack saw Basket’s car pulling in, they were off.

Trail started out on Broad Street, with a check. Into CF was false. Into Cumberland, false again. Finally trail was found going into Valley Falls Heritage Park. Basket, being late, was able to avoid this, and followed the flashlights from Mill Street. The trail eventually (and inevitably came up to Mill, and continued east to the railroad tracks. A check had the crowd crossing the RR bridge, trying both banks and generally acting confused.

Finally, someone found a lone mark, and they continued, crossed the spur line and turned north, back into the woods by the banks of Happy Hollow Pond. There was no shiggy except for some snow and half-frozen puddles. But there were powerlines. All too soon however, they were back on the pavement, heading west. The pack was mostly together. As they crossed Broad  and continued west on John, they were thoroughly sick of all this asphalt. What did they expect? But it was clear that the trail would be back via Valley Marsh. Sure enough, despite poor markings, trail was found heading south on the new bike path.

There were a total of two marks per mile on the bike path. Except of course, for the unnecessary loops down into the marsh. They all were followed, as it was obviously getting close to the beer check. Finally, the last loop led them through some snow and ice covered marsh. Breaking through now and then, they finally came to the beer, and the hare. The beer was found (no help from the wanking hare) and the usual round of rhubarb was commenced.