Author Archives: Ron Haines

I had a handful of productive days meandering around Florida this past week.  It included some nice recycled gas stations, a wildlife-filled paddle on the Hillsborough River, a couple days with relatives, and an afternoon visiting with former high school … Continue reading →

…Gone, I’m afraid.  It’ll be very hard for the venerable place to recover from this blow. A trucker, apparently thinking it was a drive-in, did just that a few days before Christmas last year and embedded his rig in the … Continue reading →

That’s true.  It was a couple years ago and I was meandering east through Arizona, sticking as closely as I could to the cracked pavement of the original path of classic Route 66.  Much of it has been paved over … Continue reading →

Walden Pond is nicely nestled in Concord, Massachusetts, about 20 miles west of Boston.  It’s a kettle pond, left behind by retreating glaciers ten or twelve thousand years ago.  (Don’t ask me how we know that please) It’s not a … Continue reading →

I hadn’t heard the song in months.  It’s on one of those CD’s I keep in the car and play only when I am on a serious road trip.  It’s been a good while since I’ve enjoyed one of those. … Continue reading →

I almost forgot to post a note about the end-of-season paddle this year with my friends at Paddle Killingly, an eastern Connecticut paddling group I belong to. To mark the final paddle of the season we always have a pizza … Continue reading →

A week ago I was privileged to add my name to the wall of signatures of Mississippi River paddlers that Dale Sanders, the Grey Beard Adventurer, maintains at his home in Memphis for just that purpose. For years Dale has … Continue reading →