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The two locations are not that far apart as the entire state is only 37 miles wide and 48 miles tall, easily the smallest of the United States. It is just over half the size of Delaware, which is the second smallest state.
When it comes to population it ranks 44th in total population, but comes in 2nd place when you start talking about population density. Only one state is more densely populated than Rhode Island, does anyone want to take a guess who holds that spot? Register your guess in our Facbook Group comments. No cheating! (i.e. using Google or any other online resource)
Anyway we are here visiting Rhode Island for just four nights, and if you add that to our previous visit of four nights, you'll get a grand total of eight nights. I imagine that will keep Rhode Island securely in last place as we track how many nights we spend in each state during our RVing life.
I thought I would write something a little educational instead. Hope you don't mind!
Afterwards we treated ourselves to a special lunch for a successful outing. Whom I kidding, we would have treated ourselves even if we had failed.
There is a short 3/10's of a mile path through the woods you must hike between the parking lot and the summit in order to consider yourself at the top of the state.
Once there you'll find a clearing with a large rock and an ammo box containing a register to sign, just to prove to others that you were there. You can just make out the ammo box on the right hand side in the photo below, secured to the base of the tree with a steel cable lock.
The Highpointers Foundation placed the register there and maintains it. Think of the highpointers as the geocachers of the highest points in each state. If you are interested in learning more about the foundation click the link I included.
Each state has a list of activities and a few iconic foods to taste while visiting. Last year we spent over a month in Mississippi and I asked the same thing everywhere we went, "Where can I get a slice of Mississippi Mud Pie"?
Half the time they had no idea what I was looking for and the other half they had no idea where I could get a taste. So I gave up and left the state without ever finding it.
Who knew I would have to travel to the tiny state of Rhode Island to purchase ice cream made and distributed from the state of Maine to get a taste of Mississippi Mud Pie, even if it is ice cream and not pie!
In case you were wondering, Mississippi Mud Pie Ice Cream is made with coffee ice cream stuffed with crushed cream-filled chocolate cookies and a whirl of chocolate-coated cookie crumbles.
Also in case you were wondering, YES it was good to the last spoonful and YES we ate it all because there is no room in our tiny freezer, hence it was our lunch!
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