2009-04-26 Scraps and Rags 1st time on the kayaks – Passaic River

It’s been a great weekend. We kayaked the Passaic yesterday, went to the The Dead show at the Garden on Saturday night and we planned to attempt taking to dogs with us today, Sunday, back at the same peaceful segment of the Passaic we departed from yesterday.  This was going to be a challenge and [...]

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2009-04-25 – Passaic River with Whippany River Watershed Action Committee

This was our first group ride and it’s funny how it was along the Passaic in a stretch we haven’t done yet.  This one left from the Essex County Environmental Center on Eagle Rock Avenue and headed north to the Horsneck Road intersection with the river in Fairfield. The Environmental Center is [...]

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2009-04-19 – Mall to Mall on the Passaic

Kathy and I were too lazy to take the kayaks off the car from Saturday’s trip up the Passaic River’s headwaters into the great swamp.  This meant we had to take another kayak trip today to take advantage of the Kayaks already being on the roof.  While Kathy was at her Aunt Ann’s and Uncle Joe’s [...]

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2009-04-18 – Passaic River Great Swamp Wildlife Refuge

Following our night at a Dead show in Albany, we were feeling especially crunchy and decided to take advantage of the beautiful water and take our second kayak trip.  Kathy’s parents still were taking care of the dogs  from the Dead show so we were dog free, which was a good thing because we would [...]

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