Category Archives: Appalachian Moutain Club

Tribbles

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Ron Haines

If you’re of a certain age and watched a certain TV show you know the word and what it means:  small, voracious, constantly-multiplying, creatures that take over everything and scare the crap out of everyone because of the trouble they can … Continue reading →

Posted in Appalachian Moutain Club, Grumman canoe, Nature, Offbeat, Paddling, Trash Patrol | 2 Comments

Contoocook for the Fourth once again

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Ron Haines

Made it to the Fourth of July parade in Contoocook, NH, again this year.  I missed it last year because the Fourth fell on a Saturday, and I go trash paddling on the first Saturday of the month.  I did … Continue reading →

Posted in Appalachian Moutain Club, Grandchildren, Photos mostly, Trash Patrol | 3 Comments

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 →

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One man’s trash…

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Ron Haines

Sometimes another man’s trash is my treasure. Other days it’s just trash. Today was one of those days. It was the first Saturday of the month and I was in New Hampshire once again for a Trash Patrol, organized by … Continue reading →

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Crazy white male seeks fellow canoe sailors

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Ron Haines

(Update:  I have closed down the MeetUp groups mentioned in this post.  If you live in the Northeast or in Florida and are interested in sailing with me, leave a note with your contact information in the comments section) When … Continue reading →

Posted in Appalachian Moutain Club, Grumman canoe, Sailing | 18 Comments

Finding fellow canoeists on a woodsy paddle in the Boston suburbs

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Ron Haines

After a couple years of traveling in a plastic armada of kayaks on paddle trips with various groups in Florida and the Northeast, my vintage Grumman aluminum canoe had the pleasure of the company of five other canoes on a … Continue reading →

Posted in Appalachian Moutain Club, Grumman canoe, Nature, Paddling, Sierra Club | 4 Comments