Category Archives: Paddling

UnBEElievable!

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Ron Haines

This massive beehive, complete with buzzing inhabitants I didn’t get close enough to for you to see in the photo, was along the shore on Fisheating Creek, a lovely waterway that winds through extensive cypress swamps and hardwood forest hammocks … 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 →

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

When you’ve got an itch….

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Ron Haines

At Rainbow Reservoir on the Farmington River, Windsor, CT.   And a few more photos:

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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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Back on the water, finally!

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Ron Haines

Between having to use a rental car (because of Ouch!) that I couldn’t pull a trailer with and a bout of the slight fever/feeling blah crap, I hadn’t been out in the canoe for nearly two weeks. Put an end … Continue reading →

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Ouch!

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Ron Haines

Encountered an idiot today who doesn’t understand the concept of making sure the vehicle ahead of you is moving before stomping on the gas when the light turns green. He hit the rear of the canoe and it moved forward … Continue reading →

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An almost empty tank means it’s time to go paddling in Massachusetts

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Ron Haines

Unsettled weather the past week cancelled out two of the paddles I wanted to do, so when the sun came out I was eager to get going. I did short stretches of both the Pachaug and the Chicopee rivers, the … Continue reading →

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