Tag Archives: paddle

Birds

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Tom Hart

Not quite National Geographic, but birds are beautiful, fascintating creatures and getting better bird shots has become a passion. From the Hackensack River literally in our front yard to further afield….this is the photography  I am passionate about. This is a somewhat … Continue reading →

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Ramapo River post Irene

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Tom Hart

Like visiting an old friend whose changed a lot….probably don’t need to tell any North Jersey Paddles that Irene made some changes. The old broken dam south of Suffern has a bad sweeper in the fast water. It is viable from the approach. I … Continue reading →

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Irene in Vermont

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Tom Hart

Visited Vermont and also saw some destruction and good examples of how natural systems can recover more quickly. Parks are a great thing to put in a flood prone area….tennis court is full of dried mud, a few muddy places … Continue reading →

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Passiac River Flooding thru Paterson and Fairlawn, NJ

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Tom Hart

Paddled down the Passiac thru Paterson just as it was coming down. Though I saw (and shot) a few flooding homes mostly I saw inconvenience, not destruction, with streets blocked off, parks, yards  and swimming pools flooding. When floodplains contain … Continue reading →

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Delaware River with HRCKC

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Tom Hart

On Saturday, August 13th, quite a few of us intreprid souls met at the Water Gap….we first convoyed up to Worthington State Park a few miles (and that one darn 3 minute stoplight), spent a while unloading, convoyed down to … Continue reading →

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Ramapo River with Hackensack Canoe and Kayak Club

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Tom Hart

On June 25th 5 intrepid souls joined me for a little trip down the Ramapo. On Wednesday several inches of rain in an hour or so had pushed the gauges up above 4000 cfs (flood stage)  but by Friday morning … Continue reading →

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Grail Commitment Ceremony

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Tom Hart

The Grail is an international, interfaith women’s movement committed to spiritual search, social transformation, ecological sustainability and the release of women’s energy throughout the world. More at http://www.thegrailatcornwall.org . On the weekend of June 11th, Martha and I went to … Continue reading →

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