Newport, RI

Cliffwalk in Newport, Rhode Island: The Walk of a Lifetime

To call it beautiful, majestic, enchanting, mesmerizing, unique, breathtaking, will still not do it justice. To call it the most beautiful walk of my life... somehow that describes it.

As the sun was setting on the cliffs of Rhode Island, bathing the gilded age mansions with an ephemeral surrealism, I could not believe I was as lucky as this: to see such grandeur is almost humbling. Where God meets man is an apt description for what I was looking at.

The 3.5 mile walk is a public right-of-way over private property. In spots just a couple of feet from the path are abrupt drops of over 70 feet. Wild bushes and weeds often hide this danger. On one side - the perilous cliffs, on the other, the gilded age mansions. You expect the Great Gatsby to walk out at anytime from any one of these amazing structures.

Here is the evidence humbly captured by my camera. If you think the pictures are captivating, you owe it to yourself to take this walk at dusk. Then, you too will understand that a mere camera can never aptly convey the remarkable story behind this enchanting place.

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