Category Archives: Grumman canoe

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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.

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Six days on the road…and a new canoe to show for it

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Ron Haines

(UPDATES:  1. There is now a photo below of me in my new canoe.   2. Peter Hornbeck, who figured large in my new boat purchase, died in December of 2020.  His obituary.) Ok, I really don’t have it yet, so … Continue reading →

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Back in the warmth!

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Ron Haines

I’m back in into shorts and T-shirt mode, having left the chilly Northeast where it belongs…up there. In the summer, the lovely byways and nice waterways of New England have Florida beat hands down, but in winter I will take … Continue reading →

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Paddling the Dedham Trail (without the rain this time)

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Ron Haines

Yesterday 12 of us paddled the Dedham Water Trail in Dedham, MA. The sky was blue, the sun bright, temps reached the ‘70’s and IT DID NOT RAIN.  (It was a great contrast to my soggy trip around the loop … 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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Just me and the ducks

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Ron Haines

I don’t often go paddling in serious rain on purpose. The last time, actually, was on Day 47 of my Mississippi River trip, when I crawled out of the tent into a stormy looking morning intent on paddling the seven … Continue reading →

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Wind power

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Ron Haines

The wind was kicking up whitecaps on Pachaug Pond in Griswold, CT, tonight, so the paddle from the launch to the southeastern end of the lake was a slow crawl, but the ride back with the red umbrella was sweet … Continue reading →

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