Category Archives: Paddling

A very mellow afternoon

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Ron Haines

Every once in a while I get in such a mellow mood that I can actually feel my whole body relaxing and slowing down. I had one of those pleasant spells for nearly an entire afternoon a week or so … Continue reading →

Posted in Festivals, Hornbeck canoe, Road trip | 4 Comments

Swamp cabbage and Arbuckle Creek

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Ron Haines

I combined two of my sweet spots on Saturday:  A paddle in a nice place and a visit to an offbeat festival.  And because this was all in rural south-central Florida I was even on some roads I’d never traveled … Continue reading →

Posted in Offbeat, Paddling, Photos mostly, Road trip | 1 Comment

Back to school

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Ron Haines

I took my Mississippi River canoe trip road show to a school class here in south Florida recently. The teacher is a high school friend of my daughter and her husband (Somehow all those people grew up and now have … Continue reading →

Posted in Grumman canoe, Mississippi River Canoe Trip | 4 Comments

I scream, you scream, we all scream for…

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Ron Haines

My life’s come back to ice cream. At home as a kid in Kankakee, Illinois, it was an evening ritual to have a bowl of vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce and some peanuts while sitting in the living room … Continue reading →

Posted in Offbeat, Paddling, Road trip | 6 Comments

Gone before I could get there

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Ron Haines

I recently drove over to Fisheating Creek for a paddle with the alligators and planned on stopping in at an interesting rural country store/restaurant for a late lunch in nearby, very small, Palmdale, Florida (population just under 600). The Florida … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Offbeat, Paddling, Photos mostly | 11 Comments

Mooned by a blue heron

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Ron Haines

This is the first time I’ve been mooned by a blue heron.  This one is on Pine Acres Lake, a small, shallow body of water near the eastern Connecticut town of Hampton. It’s beginning to get chilly up here now, … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Paddling, Photos mostly | 2 Comments

A moose on the loose

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Ron Haines

My goal this week was to find a moose in the wild and get a decent photo of it.  Bingo!  Here it is! But first a bit of background: Moose and I have a history of sorts. First there was … Continue reading →

Posted in Hornbeck canoe, Nature, Paddling, Road trip | 6 Comments

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

The best one yet

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Ron Haines

I take a lot of photos of blue herons.  They are huge, easy to spot and therefore an amateur nature photographer’s dream subject. I have a 300-millimeter lens that helps overcome the distance they want between me and them and a good digital … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Paddling | 5 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 →

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