2009-10-11 Raritan River – Piscataway to Rutgers

Brian from work informed Kathy and I of this group trip sponsored by the Sustainable Raritan River Initiative led by faculty and students at Rutgers’ Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. The initiative enlisted the cooperation of Raritan River Basin stakeholders from the public and [...]

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2009-06-06 Delaware Water Gap with the HRCKC

A rainy past couple of days presented us with a grey cloudy morning in which to drive to our Delaware Water Gap (DWG or Gap) kayaking trip with the Hackensack River Canoe and Kayak Club (HRCKC).  John Franzetti in the red canoe was our organizer and kudos to him for executing a perfect trip.  The water [...]

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2009-05-24 – Rockaway River with the HRCKC

This was our first adventure with the Hackensack River Canoe and Kayak Club (HRCKC) and with the trip being the Rockaway River, it made it a nice close journey for Kathy and I.  The club cost $25 for the two of us for the year and today’s trip made the annual dues pay for themselves. [...]

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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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