Author Archives: Ron Haines

Found another road I don’t want to live on, in Olmstedville, New York. Go here for some others from a while ago.

Was wandering around Sidney, Maine, last week and found it: And if you need more than that you can go a couple miles down the road to this:

Yes, if it’s July 4, it must be time for the parade in Contoocook, New Hampshire.  The band of course was there, under some shade this year.  The display of old cars was much healthier than last year.  And the … Continue reading →

My meanderings last December took me through tiny Belzoni, Mississippi, a small town with a fishy history. It took me several minutes of driving around town to figure out what it was.  This was my first clue. What’s that all … Continue reading →

Open a drawer in a motel room and there’s a Gideon Bible, right?  Not always.  In the class of motel I frequent there is often nothing, but on a recent trip I found Gideon has some competition. This was a … Continue reading →

The Swift River, as I have come to characterize it, never disappoints.  It’s a slow-moving, cold-water stream in central Massachusetts that winds south from the huge Quabbin Reservoir, the drinking water supply for much of the thirsty Boston area. I … Continue reading →

Today was the first of many paddles I’ll be organizing this season up here in the northeast.  It was especially nice because it was on the Salmon River down in Moodus, CT, a favorite venue for me, and because there … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since I’ve posted any photos of nicely reycled gas stations here. It’s a matter of not doing so many rambling road trips lately. I did venture up to Mississippi late last year and I meandered a … Continue reading →

My birthdays in the past few decades have been largely low-key, for a few reasons:  I don’t much care if they are celebrated, I don’t have a large extended family living nearby, and my daughter and family live in Connecticut … Continue reading →

I could feel it when I saw this huge sign atop a hill along the road in south central Alabama: Here’s the thought: “Somewhere in town there will be a big sign proclaiming this place to be the ‘City of … Continue reading →