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Found another one!

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Ron Haines

I recently stumbled across another great reuse of an old gas station.  This one, in Putnam, over in Connecticut’s Quiet Corner, is a CrossFit 860 (for the area code) fitness center.  You can see the entire collection of recycled gas … Continue reading →

Posted in Gas stations, Road trip | 2 Comments

The Oklahoma town that started as a lie and got bombed by the US in WWII

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Ron Haines

The way Boise City, Oklahoma, got started makes selling Florida swampland to northerners look downright ethical. And then a US Army airplane dropped bombs on it! It began in 1908, when a trio of Oklahoma developers, J. E. Stanley, A. J. Kline, and W. T. Douglas, distributed … Continue reading →

Posted in Offbeat, Road trip | 3 Comments

Oops!

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Ron Haines

Out in Oklahoma a while ago I was driving along a flat, two-lane road admiring the rows of gleaming  windmills as far as the eye could see when I spotted one that just didn’t look as sparkling white as the … Continue reading →

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Creepy Barbi

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Ron Haines

My 2016 trash paddling season has begun.  The first Trash Patrol in New Hampshire was last Saturday on the Nashua River, led by the project’s founder, Denise Hurt of the Appalachian Mountain Club.  They are monthly through October. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in Appalachian Moutain Club, Grumman canoe, Paddling, Trash Patrol | 1 Comment

The town that can’t be licked

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Ron Haines

I usually take municipal slogans—the ones you see on the ‘Welcome To’ signs on the way into town—with a huge grain of salt, and rightly so. For example, I once found the Blueberry Capital of the World in Maine (Cherryfield)… … Continue reading →

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First paddle of my northeast season

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Ron Haines

With temps hovering just below 60 and bright sunny skies I bent my Northeast paddling standards (I generally stay inside until it gets way closer to 70) and spent a pleasant few hours with some friends from the Western Mass paddling group … Continue reading →

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Right under my nose

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Ron Haines

I’ve been all over the country the past few years photographing recycled gas stations, and those awaiting a new life.  And all along there was a really nice one I’d been overlooking, right here under my nose in West Palm … Continue reading →

Posted in Gas stations | 5 Comments

Pushing the season

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Ron Haines

Arrived in Connecticut this past weekend.  Mother Nature has a nasty way of letting me know if I get here too early.  The new canoe is tucked away safely in the garage.  The old Grumman is under the snow.

Posted in Grumman canoe, Hornbeck canoe, Snow | 7 Comments

When you’ve got an itch…Part 4

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Ron Haines

When you’ve got an itch…Part 4 The urge to itch struck this female anhinga as I was watching her and I couldn’t resist the urge to click. To see the others of this ilk, go here, here and here.  

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Wooing at Wakodahatchee

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Ron Haines

If you’re down my way a go-to spot for seeing Florida birds is the Wakodahatchee Wetlands, a man-made gathering, roosting and breeding spot for a variety of species. As this photo shows, nesting involves a bit of wooing. Derived from … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Photos mostly | 2 Comments