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Wachusett ViewsNews from the W News from the Worcester Chapter orcester Chapter Appalachian Mountain Club Spring 2007 Appalachian Mountain Club Spring 2007

Sprin

g in

Wor

cest

er C

ount

y!(U

nder

The

Red

Fel

t Cru

sher

)B

y C

hapt

er C

hair,

Bar

bara

Dye

r

Happy

Spring!

Sp

rin

g

ha

ssp

run

g

an

dw

e’re m

ovi

ng f

orw

ard

quic

kly

into

a w

onderf

ul

time o

f ye

ar

to “

Get O

ut T

here

”!

Spring is

one of

my

favo

rite

tim

es

of

year

beca

use

so m

any

thin

gs

retu

rn to

life

; people

com

e o

ut

of

hib

ern

atio

n,

rive

rs f

low

ing

wild

ly,

and s

o m

any

exc

iting

thin

gs

happenin

g in

our ch

ap-

ter.

We

h

ave

a

lo

t o

feve

nts

pla

nned fo

r yo

u th

issp

rin

g

inclu

din

g

ou

rW

orc

est

er

Chapte

r R

etr

eat at

Noble

V

iew

fr

ee

to

all

WR

chapte

r m

em

bers

and fa

mi-

lies

on M

ay

11-1

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The N

oble

Vie

w C

om

mitt

ee i

s pro

vidin

gus

a fre

e w

eeke

nd a

s a thank

you

for

our

genero

us

gra

nt

we

pro

vided.

A

ll are

w

el-

com

e esp

eci

ally

new

m

em

-bers

and fam

ilies.

Our

spring pic

nic

is

sure

to b

e a

gre

at

time.

Last

year

we h

ad o

ver

100 p

eople

att

en

d

at

Ho

pkin

ton

S

tate

Park

. W

e had a va

riety

of

optio

ns

from

bik

ing,

hik

ing,

paddlin

g,

and

volle

yball

as

well

as

big

ki

tes.

It w

as

agre

at

time h

ad b

y all

with

our

many

fam

ilies

and n

ew

mem

-bers

attendin

g.

Ple

ase

join

us

again

on

Sunday

May

20th

.O

ther

import

ant

con-

serv

atio

n e

vents

our

chapte

ris

sp

onso

ring

is

Eart

h

Day

activitie

s,

urb

an

p

ark

scl

eanup,

as

well

as

Natio

nal

Tra

ils D

ay.

T

hese

eve

nts

are

a g

reat

way

to g

et

out, p

ro-

vid

e

a

co

mm

un

ity

se

rvic

eand feel a

sense

of re

ward

by

giv

ing

back

to

th

e

envi

ron-

ment.

No e

xperience

is

nec-

ess

ary

and a

ll are

welc

om

ee

sp

ecia

lly

ne

w

me

mb

ers

.N

ow

is

th

e

tim

e

to

ge

tin

volv

ed in Y

OU

R c

lub!

This

issu

e i

s dedic

ate

d t

o a

ll our

trail

volu

nte

ers

who g

ive fort

hso

m

uch

of

their

time

and

energ

y to

our

loca

l tra

ils.

Som

e g

oals

we h

ave

as

a c

hapte

r in

clude w

ork

ing

in c

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nct

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ith the A

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m a

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ther

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de s

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eth

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um

ero

us

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nts

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gra

phy

pro

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ms,

conse

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n in

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Con

serv

atio

n C

o-C

hair

Scot

t Kar

puk

Inte

rest

s:Tr

avel

, Pho

togr

aphy

, Hik

ing,

Biki

ng, S

kiin

g

Clu

b H

isto

ry:

Two-

year

mem

ber

Hik

ed a

ll 6

New

Eng

land

sta

te's

hig

hpoi

nts

and

mos

t of i

tstri

-sta

te m

arke

rsJo

ined

EC

Nov

'06

Favo

rite

Out

door

Des

tinat

ions

:C

atam

ount

Sta

te F

ores

t, C

olra

in, M

Aen

joy

circ

umam

bula

ting

McL

eod

Pond

, its

alp

ine

lake

, and

al

l the

sur

roun

ding

trai

ls.

Mou

nt K

atah

din,

Bax

ter S

tate

Fo

rest

, ME

Con

serv

atio

n C

o-C

hair

Cla

ude

Gue

rlain

Inte

rest

s:Tr

avel

,Writ

ing,

Biki

ng,S

ailin

gKa

yaki

ng

Clu

b H

isto

ry:

Two-

year

mem

ber

5-ni

ght A

MC

hut

-to-h

ut o

ver M

t. W

ashi

ngto

n in

'05

with

hus

band

and

son

s (1

1 &

10-y

ears

-old

)Jo

ined

EC

Nov

'06

Favo

rite

Out

door

Des

tinat

ions

:Is

land

s: B

lock

Isla

nd; M

arth

a's

Vine

yard

; Cor

sica

(Fr);

G

alap

agos

(Ecu

); C

ocos

(CR

); R

oato

n (H

on);

Rot

tnes

t (Au

)Fi

shin

g Po

int a

nd th

e N

ulla

rbor

, Aus

tralia

Can

al d

u M

idi a

nd th

e Au

vern

ge re

gion

, Fra

nce

Hid

den

Valle

y, J

oshu

a Tr

ee N

atio

nal P

ark,

CA

Cha

pter

His

toria

nLa

ura

Rut

hIn

tere

sts:

Hik

ing,

sw

imm

ing,

tenn

is, d

anci

ng, r

eadi

ng a

ll ki

nds

ofm

ater

ial i

nclu

ding

the

daily

com

ics

CIu

b H

isto

ry:

This

is m

ay th

ird y

ear a

s a

mem

ber o

f the

WR

cha

pter

and

2nd

year

as

hist

oria

n of

the

WR

chap

ter

Favo

rite

Out

door

D

estin

atio

ns:

Favo

rite

loca

l hau

nts:

W

achu

sett,

Hop

kint

on S

tate

Par

k, W

alde

n Po

nd, H

orse

neck

Be

ach

Hik

ing

Cha

irSt

eve

Cira

sIn

tere

sts:

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ogra

phy,

Map

and

Com

pass

,Ic

e H

ocke

y an

d Ic

e Fi

shin

g,W

hite

Mou

ntai

n hi

stor

y an

dna

mes

, Sno

wsh

oe, X

Cou

ntry

an

d D

own

Hill.

Oh.

..rig

ht...

pubs

, hi

king

and

bac

kpac

king

CIu

b H

isto

ry:

I hav

e be

en a

mem

ber s

ince

199

9 an

d H

ikin

g C

hair

for 3

ye

ars.

I h

ave

been

"offi

cial

ly" l

eadi

ng h

ikin

g si

nce

2001

, al

thou

gh I

have

don

e it

for m

any

mor

e. I

hav

e be

en h

ikin

g th

e W

hite

s fo

r ove

r 30

year

s an

d fo

und

that

lead

ing

hike

s w

as a

gr

eat w

ay to

sha

re th

e be

auty

of t

he o

utdo

ors

with

oth

ers.

Be

com

e a

lead

er a

nd s

hare

.

Favo

rite

Out

door

Des

tinat

ions

:An

y su

mm

it w

atch

ing

the

suns

et th

en w

atch

ing

the

milli

ons

of

star

s un

inhi

bite

d by

city

ligh

ts.

The

smel

l of C

hris

tmas

just

as

you

brea

k tre

e lin

e. I

love

bei

ng o

n a

froze

n la

ke li

sten

ing

to

the

moa

n of

the

ice

settl

ing

with

the

win

d bl

owin

g sn

ow a

nd

ice

crys

tals

acr

oss

the

ice.

Afri

end

of m

ine

calle

d th

is

"goi

ng to

chu

rch"

.

am

cw

orc

este

r.org

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TRA

ILS

BY

DO

N H

OFF

SES

Now

that t

he w

eath

er is

gettin

g b

etter to

enjo

y m

ore

outd

oor

act

iviti

es,

it’s

tim

eto

get

out

and d

o s

om

eth

ing. T

he A

MC

Worc

est

er

Chapte

r T

rails

Com

mitt

ee a

nd t

he M

ass

ach

use

tts

Depart

ment

of

Conse

rvatio

n a

nd R

ecr

eatio

n w

illbe p

art

nering a

gain

at

Wach

use

tt M

ounta

in S

tate

Rese

rvatio

n

with

tr

ail

main

tain

ing

opport

uniti

es.

Last

years

pro

gra

m w

as

hig

hly

succ

ess

ful a

nd w

ell

attended. A

gain

this

year, D

wayn

e E

rics

on, F

aci

lity

Su

pe

rvis

or

at

Wa

ch

use

tt

Mo

un

tain

S

tate

Rese

rvatio

n,

will

le

ad

volu

nte

ers

in

a

one

day

work

shop o

n t

rail

main

tain

ing s

kills

whic

h w

ill h

elp

pro

vide t

he n

eeded inst

ruct

ion t

o a

ssis

t in

tere

sted

indiv

iduals

build

ing

com

pete

ncy

in

tr

ail

main

te-

nance

and

furt

her

impro

vem

ent

to

the

trails

at

Wach

use

tt M

ounta

in S

tate

R

ese

rvatio

n and th

eM

idst

ate

Tra

il.W

e d

o e

very

thin

g fro

m d

iggin

g in

the d

irt,

clip

pin

g b

ranch

es

and p

ain

ting b

laze

s, t

o m

ovi

ng

rock

s and b

uild

ing s

teps.

Eve

ry p

roje

ct is

diff

ere

nt

and h

as

work

for

folk

s w

ith a

ll abili

ties

and e

xperi-

ence

s (incl

udin

g n

one).

This

year, p

eople

will

have

the o

pport

unity

to g

et in

volv

ed w

ith thre

e w

ork

days

schedule

d a

t W

ach

use

tt M

ounta

in f

or

July

, A

ugust

and S

epte

mber.

For

those

looki

ng f

or

a d

iffere

nt

pace

you

can c

heck

out S

teve

Cro

wes

pro

ject

on th

e P

ine H

illT

rail.

Ste

ve is

usi

ng a

setu

p t

hat

use

s a g

rip h

ois

t(a

sophis

ticate

d c

om

e-a

long w

inch

), s

lings,

wire

rope s

usp

ended f

rom

tre

es,

and s

hack

les

to s

way

up larg

e r

ock

s and m

ove

them

ove

r th

e s

usp

end-

ed c

able

to t

he t

rail,

to a

void

dra

ggin

g t

hem

ove

rfr

agile

mounta

insi

de.

There

, th

e r

ock

s are

use

d t

obuild

ste

ps,

scr

ee w

alls

and w

ate

r ru

noff c

hannels

to c

learly

delin

eate

its

boundaries

to k

eep h

ikers

on

track

and p

rote

ct t

he t

rail.

The w

ork

is

impre

ssiv

e,

on a

sca

le that has

to b

e s

een to b

e a

ppre

ciate

d.

Nati

on

al Tra

ils D

ay o

n J

un

e 2

, 2007

is a

noth

er

opport

unity

for

mem

bers

to g

et

out

and d

o s

om

eth

ing.

Natio

nal T

rails

Day

brings

gre

ate

r aw

are

ness

to t

rails

, alo

ng w

ith t

heir

many

benefit

s and p

leasu

res.

Wheth

er

the e

vent

invo

lves

one t

rail

or

a v

ariety

of

act

iviti

es,

Natio

nal

Tra

ils D

ay

is a

wonderf

ul

opport

unity

to i

ntr

oduce

people

to tra

ils. M

any

new

tra

il use

rs b

eco

me d

ed-

icate

d to tra

ils a

nd their p

rese

rvatio

n o

nce

they

get

out

and le

arn

about

them

and th

ey

realiz

e th

em

any

volu

nte

er

and p

aid

hours

required f

or

creat-

ing a

nd m

ain

tain

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RID

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Ab

y:

Cla

ud

e G

uerl

ain

Th

e q

uesti

on

s I

reg

ula

rly g

et

sin

ce I

bo

ug

ht

a h

yb

rid

car

mad

e

me r

eali

ze t

here

are

sti

ll m

an

y m

isco

ncep

tio

ns a

bo

ut

this

tech

-

no

log

y.

Here

are

th

e m

ost

co

mm

on

on

es:

Q:

Wh

ere

do

yo

u p

lug

it

in?

A:

You d

on’t.

People

confu

se h

ybrids w

ith e

lectr

ic c

ars

. H

ybrids

have t

wo e

ngin

es -

a c

om

pute

r sw

itches a

uto

matically

betw

een t

he

ele

ctr

ic a

nd t

he s

tandard

gas e

ngin

es.

Ele

ctr

ic k

icks in u

nder

low

-dem

and c

onditio

ns:

city d

rivin

g,

engin

e b

rakin

g,

revers

e a

nd p

ark

-in

g lots

. T

he g

as e

ngin

e c

om

es o

n d

uring r

egula

r accele

ration a

nd

hill

clim

bin

g.

If r

apid

accele

ration is n

eeded,

(ente

ring o

nto

a h

igh-

way),

or

if e

xtr

a p

ow

er

is r

equired,

(clim

bin

g s

teep h

ills),

both

engin

es w

ork

sim

ultaneously

to m

axim

ize e

ffic

iency.

Q

: H

ow

do

yo

u r

ech

arg

e i

t?

A:

Just

like “

traditio

nal” c

ars

, th

e s

tandard

engin

e u

ses a

12-v

olt

battery

, w

hic

h r

echarg

es a

s t

he m

oto

r ru

ns.

The e

lectr

ic e

ngin

e’s

battery

cells

recharg

e e

very

tim

e o

ne d

ecele

rate

s o

r bra

kes -

ener-

gy f

rom

those a

ctions is t

ransm

itte

d b

ack into

, and s

tore

d,

in t

he

battery

pack.

Q:

Do

es i

t h

ave a

ny p

ick-u

p?

A:

Yes.

There

are

curr

ently t

hre

e m

ain

hybrid e

lectr

ic/g

as c

ar

engin

e c

ate

gories –

com

pact

cars

(energ

y e

ffic

iency),

mid

-siz

esedans (

energ

y e

ffic

iency w

ith p

erf

orm

ance),

and S

UV

s (

energ

yeffic

iency w

ith p

ulli

ng p

ow

er)

. Q

: W

hat

mil

eag

e d

o t

hey g

et?

A:

Mile

age d

epends o

n h

ow

you d

rive a

nd in w

hat

conditio

ns.

Drivers

report

they g

et

sig

nific

antly im

pro

ved m

ileage o

ver

sim

ilar

all-

gas c

ars

. C

om

pacts

typic

ally

get

50m

pg,

mid

-siz

es a

vera

ge 3

6,

and S

UV

s a

re k

now

n t

o g

et

23.

Q:

Is i

t h

ard

to

dri

ve?

A:

It’s

lik

e a

ny o

ther

car.

S

witchin

g f

rom

ele

ctr

ic t

o g

as is d

one

seam

lessly

, w

ithout

driver

input. A

s o

ne o

wner

said

, “I

f you h

ave

your

radio

on,

you d

on’t e

ven k

now

whic

h e

ngin

e is d

rivin

g t

he c

ar!

”Q

: D

oes i

t ch

an

ge t

he w

ay y

ou

dri

ve?

A:

In m

any c

ases,

yes.

Those w

ho b

uy h

ybrids g

enera

lly w

ant

impro

ved e

nerg

y e

ffic

iency.

Som

e h

ybrids c

om

e w

ith a

dis

pla

y t

hat

show

s w

hic

h e

ngin

e is d

rivin

g t

he w

heels

, or

altern

atively

, w

heth

er

the w

heels

are

recharg

ing t

he e

lectr

ic b

attery

. O

ver

tim

e,

the d

river

learn

s w

hic

h h

abits a

re m

ore

effic

ient, a

nd t

hey w

ill lik

ely

make

those c

hanges u

ntil th

ey b

ecom

e h

abit.

Q:

Can

yo

u g

et

an

en

erg

y c

red

it o

n y

ou

r ta

xes?

A:

That

depends o

n t

he b

rand a

nd o

ne’s

tax s

ituation. A

sk a

naccounta

nt.

Q:

An

d m

y f

avo

rite

, “W

ou

ld y

ou

tu

rn i

t o

n s

o I

can

hear

wh

at

it

so

un

ds

lik

e?

”

A:

Invariably

, w

henever

som

eone h

as a

sked m

e t

hat

question,

my

car

was a

lready o

n!

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ggin

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o.)

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Ski

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Any

thin

g on

the

wat

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avel

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isto

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ined

the

AM

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199

3 af

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ovin

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tarte

d hi

king

with

the

AM

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en b

ecam

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volv

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lead

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trips

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artic

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ader

ship

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stru

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tim

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st, I

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tinat

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nyw

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hite

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b H

isto

ry:

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been

a m

embe

r of t

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pter

for o

ver 2

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ars,

ser

ved

as m

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mm

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ir fo

r one

ye

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d as

cha

pter

cha

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r tw

o ye

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and

am

now

se

rvin

g as

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endo

wm

ent c

omm

ittee

cha

ir. I

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lear

ned

man

y of

my

outd

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kills

from

my

invo

lvem

ent i

n th

e ch

apte

r.Fa

vorit

e O

utdo

or D

estin

atio

ns:

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e st

renu

ous

hike

s in

the

Whi

te M

ount

ains

and

els

ewhe

re

as w

ell a

s m

oder

ate

loca

l bik

e rid

es a

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ikes

with

in e

asy

rang

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my

hom

e in

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ster

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ludi

ng D

ougl

as S

tate

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rest

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ges

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am.

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so e

njoy

ski

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in th

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orth

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way

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oyls

ton.

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bers

hip

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irJe

an M

cIne

rney

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rest

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sno

wsh

oein

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ikin

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atin

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hite

wat

er ra

fting

Clu

b H

isto

ry:

Join

ed in 2

005

Favo

rite

Out

door

D

estin

atio

ns:

I lo

ve b

ein

g a

nyw

here

near

the w

ate

r, e

specia

lly t

he o

cean.

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slet

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ald

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rest

s:sk

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sno

wsh

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biki

ng, h

ikin

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oga

& s

win

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ncin

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CIu

b H

isto

ry:

Mem

ber s

ince

Dec

200

5

Favo

rite

Out

door

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tinat

ions

:P

eggy

’s C

ove,

any

whe

re a

long

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Oce

an, M

ount

ains

in th

e W

inte

r. M

any

to b

e di

scov

ered

.

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slet

ter

Co-

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rest

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ive

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ing,

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imm

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volu

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k fo

r A

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rnal

, a ra

dio-

read

ing

serv

ice

for t

he v

isio

n im

paire

d.

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b H

isto

ry:

I joi

ned

in 2

004.

I ha

ve b

een

the

co-e

dito

r of t

he n

ewsl

ette

r for

abo

ut a

yea

r now

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njoy

the

INTR

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alks

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best

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rite

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door

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tinat

ions

:I l

ove

Pur

gato

ry C

hasm

. It i

s a

lot m

ore

chal

leng

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alk

in th

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port,

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peak a

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in a

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ail

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pic

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m? T

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cam

era

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ting d

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est

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hese h

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just

cam

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the t

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ara

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barb

ara

dyer@

hotm

ail.

com

; C

o-leader:

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Jam

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603-4

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com

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Dave

Laska,

davela

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verizon.n

et;

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F

rieda

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en,

fcours

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chart

er.net.

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15

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an

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ctive of

this

tr

ip.

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Leaders

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hoic

e.

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$11

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ness f

ell,

we l

et

the

fire

die

dow

n

and

cra

wle

d

into

our

shelters

to s

leep a

round 9

:30.

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were

a f

ew

inconse-

quential s

prinkle

s d

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ight, a

nd

a f

reig

ht

train

roare

d u

p t

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ide o

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y a

round 2

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ut,

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pt

we

ll a

nd

a

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ke

re

fre

sh

ed

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ix a

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even in the m

orn

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et

off d

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aro

und n

ine o

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ck.

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ocky p

itches w

ere

all

behin

d u

s,

but

the s

trong c

urr

ents

still

hurr

ied us alo

ng.

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e soon passed

under

the r

ailw

ay b

ridge a

nd t

ravele

dby the o

utlet of th

e G

reen R

iver, r

each-

ing

th

e

co

nflu

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ce

w

ith

th

eC

on

ne

cticu

t R

ive

r b

y

mid

m

orn

ing

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igh w

ate

r le

vels

, th

e s

trong c

ur-

rents

, and t

he s

wirlin

g e

ddie

s a

nd p

il-lo

ws o

n t

he l

atter

were

an a

wesom

esig

ht, a

nd s

oon w

e w

ere

racin

g a

long

in

the

m

idd

le

of

the

g

rea

t ri

ve

r’s

muddy,

chocola

te b

row

n w

ate

rs.

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anks s

ped b

y;

and,

at

one

poin

t,

Stu

art

used

his

G

PS

to

clo

ck our

driftin

g speed at

4.8

m

iles

per

hour.

W

e

were

happy

to

see

scarc

ely

any o

ther

boate

rs e

ither

day

of

our

trip

and

excited

to

see

bald

eagle

s o

n the C

onnecticut, a

nd a

num

-ber

of

corm

ora

nts

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bout

lunch t

ime w

e a

rriv

ed

at

the s

wim

min

g s

pot

at

the low

er

end

of

First

Isla

nd.

The s

andy b

each w

as

flooded

out

beneath

severa

l fe

et

of

wate

r, b

ut

we f

ound a

pla

ce t

o b

each

the b

oats

and s

pre

ad o

ut

on t

he g

rass

be

sid

e

an

a

rom

atic

mu

ltiflo

ra

rose

bush f

or

lunch.

With the fast curr

ent pushin

g

us

alo

ng

, w

e

rea

ch

ed

th

e

take

ou

tabout

2

o’c

lock,

earlie

r th

an

usual.

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ottom

of

the t

akeout

was u

nder

eig

ht

or

ten f

eet

of

wate

r, b

ut

we m

an-

aged t

o l

and u

neventfully

half w

ay u

pth

e d

rivew

ay W

e a

ll agre

ed t

hat

the t

rip

had g

one v

ery

well

and w

e w

ere

sorr

yto

see

it

end

so

soon.

K

laus

and

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os h

ad h

andle

d t

he w

ate

rs w

ith

aplo

mb i

n t

he b

ig s

evente

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oot

Old

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wn

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rip

pe

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an

d

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e

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cia

were

in

agre

em

ent

that

their pre

-trip

anxie

ties (

and m

ine)

had b

een a

ll fo

rnaught.

W

e

learn

ed

a

few

th

ings

about

paddlin

g i

n a

rain

sw

olle

n r

iver,

the s

cenery

was b

eautifu

l, t

he w

ildlif

ew

as e

xcitin

g, and the w

eath

er

just kept

gett

ing

be

tte

r.T

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em

bers

of

the g

roup

were

str

ong p

addle

rs,

skill

ed c

am

pers

,and

all

round

good

com

pany.

A

nd

nobody f

ell

in t

he r

iver

this

trip!

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Snow

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onta

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art

icip

ate

. Leader:

Mary

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mac-

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YM

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to A

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favorite

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low

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spirin

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all

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C

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s

va

n

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usa

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otm

ail.

co

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50

8-3

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42

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eg

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r w

ith

: B

ill

Zahavi, b

.zahavi@

gm

ail.

com

, 508-3

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n.,

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pri

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9.

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ite

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ate

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ing

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term

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up!

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hin

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nds. R

egis

ter

with le

ader. L

eader:

Barb

ara

Dyer,

barb

ara

dyer@

hotm

ail.

com

, 508-7

35-3

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variety

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t a h

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reduced p

rice o

fonly

$49 t

o o

ur

huts

and lodges f

or

their F

am

iliarization T

ours

as

follo

ws:

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nd J

une 1

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t th

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Cente

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for

more

info

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tion

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Ms.

Katy

Aborn

Ms.

Eva M

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djo

ian

Ms.

Maure

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agle

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Ms.

Joan B

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Dyla

n B

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Mr. P

aul T.

Bender

Mr. J

oseph F

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lanchet

Mr. P

aul E

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Mr. N

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Maria D

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Mr. J

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w

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r fo

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of

sh

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co

ntin

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hth

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day

and

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with

cle

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on

Su

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dro

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est

from

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r on

Satu

rday m

orn

ing i

n t

he p

ouring r

ain

.W

e w

ere

all

experienced p

addle

rs a

nd

cam

pers

; but, c

am

pin

g in

the r

ain

adds

to t

he c

halle

nge o

f outd

oor

livin

g,

and

som

e o

f us h

ad n

ot

pre

vio

usly

paddle

do

n

wa

ter

like

th

at

of

the

L

ow

er

Deerf

ield

Riv

er

with i

ts s

trong c

urr

ents

an

d

inte

rmitte

nt

short

ro

cky

pitches.

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ub

t g

na

we

d

at

my

psych

e:

ho

ww

ere

we g

oin

g t

o h

andle

the r

ain

; how

were

we g

oin

g t

o h

andle

the r

iver;

and

how

was I

goin

g t

o h

andle

the c

old

Ihad c

om

e d

ow

n w

ith o

n F

riday?

An h

our

late

r, a

s w

e p

assed

by G

reenfield

, th

e r

ain

sto

pped a

nd the

clo

uds b

ecam

e less o

min

ous. W

e p

ro-

ceeded t

o t

he p

ut

in a

nd c

arr

ied t

he

canoes,

kayaks,

and a

ll our

gear

dow

nto

the r

iver’

s e

dge w

ithout havin

g to g

et

ou

t o

ur

rain

suits.

What

a b

reak!

We

shuttle

d t

he v

ehic

les o

ver

to t

he t

ake

out

in S

underland o

n t

he C

onnecticut

Riv

er

and r

etu

rned t

he d

rivers

to t

he

launch s

ite,

where

we g

ath

ere

d t

o t

alk

over

the t

rip.

The w

ate

r w

as s

evera

lfe

et

hig

her

than o

n a

ny o

f our

pre

vio

us

trip

s,

and t

he c

urr

ent

was t

earing p

ast

our

rocky

launch

poin

t.

“T

he

good

new

s,”

I s

houte

d o

ver

the s

ound o

f th

eru

shin

g w

ate

r, “

is that m

ost of th

e r

ocky

pitches w

ill b

e f

looded o

ut.

The b

ad

new

s i

s t

hat

there

will

be s

trong c

ur-

rents

and

maybe

som

e

big

w

aves.

We’ll

be p

addlin

g a

bout six

mile

s today

and a

bout

twelv

e m

iles t

om

orr

ow

.”F

or

a f

ew

more

min

ute

s w

eta

lked a

bout

paddlin

g in m

ovin

g w

ate

r:th

e e

ffect

of

curr

ents

, th

e u

se o

f eddy

turn

s,

the

danger

of

str

ain

ers

(t

ree

bra

nches

in

the

wate

r),

the

need

tokeep t

he g

roup t

ogeth

er

so w

e c

ould

loo

k after

each oth

er. W

e pra

cticed

bow

and

ste

rn

paddlin

g

str

okes

and

talk

ed a

bout

their u

se i

n m

aneuvering

ou

r w

ate

rcra

ft. Th

en

, a

bo

ut

no

on

, w

e

launched i

nto

the r

acin

g w

ate

rs,

with

trip

leader, m

yself,

in t

he f

irst

canoe,

and c

o-leader, P

at

Rheaum

e,

paddlin

gsw

eep i

n h

er

kayak t

o e

nsure

that

no

one f

ell

behin

d.

Once a

float, w

e f

ound

the w

ate

rs w

ere

n’t s

o s

cary

after

all.

We w

ere

racin

g p

ast

the b

anks;

but,

the r

ide w

as s

mooth

and a

few

paddle

str

okes

would

positio

n

us

where

w

ew

ante

d t

o b

e.

As e

xpecte

d,

the r

ocky

pitch

es

we

re

flo

od

ed

o

ut,

b

ut

ha

denough s

tandin

g w

aves to g

ive u

s a

lit-

tle w

elc

om

e e

xcitem

ent.

We s

oon p

ulle

d in

at a s

andy

are

a

under

som

e

trees

for

a

lunch

bre

ak. O

ur

usual l

unch s

pot w

as flo

od-

ed o

ut, b

ut

we f

ound t

his

a p

leasant

altern

ative w

ith a

fire r

ing a

nd a

log t

osit o

n.

People

must

cam

p t

here

.A

fter

lunch w

e p

addle

d o

nth

rough t

he a

ftern

oon,

ridin

g t

he s

wift

cu

rre

nts

a

nd

b

ou

ncin

g

thro

ug

h

the

waves

over

the

rocky

pitches.

W

ew

atc

hed a

moth

er

merg

anser

and h

er

um

pte

en c

hic

ks f

lee (

Could

she r

eally

ha

ve

th

at

ma

ny

ba

bie

s?

),

skitte

rin

gand s

pla

shin

g f

ull

tilt a

long t

he w

ate

r’s

surf

ace a

way fro

m u

s a

s w

e p

assed b

yon t

he o

pposite s

ide o

f th

e r

iver.

In la

te a

ftern

oon w

e b

eached

our

cra

ft o

n t

he r

ocky s

andsto

ne o

ut-

cro

p

in

the

mid

dle

of

the

river

just

above

the

isla

nd

we

cam

p

on.

In

warm

er

weath

er

this

is a

good p

lace t

ogo f

or

a s

wim

, but

today w

e w

ere

con-

tent

to l

ay b

ack f

or

a f

ew

min

ute

s a

nd

to

explo

re

the

site

and

its

poth

ole

s,

whic

h a

re b

ore

d i

nto

the r

ock b

y t

he

com

bin

ed effects

of

sw

irlin

g curr

ents

and s

mall,

hard

sto

nes.

About

five o

’clo

ck w

e a

rriv

ed

at

our

cam

psite

on

the

dow

nstr

eam

end o

f th

e i

sla

nd,

carr

ied o

ur

gear

up

the s

ix f

oot

muddy b

ank t

o t

he isla

nd’s

flat

top,

and

dra

gged

the

wate

rcra

ftafter.

The is

land is

ric

h in

gre

at, a

rcin

g,

silv

er

maple

tre

es a

nd l

uxuriant

wais

thig

h f

ern

s.

Invasiv

e a

lien p

lants

als

ohave a

majo

r pre

sence o

n t

he i

sla

nd:

there

are

lo

ts of

stingin

g nettle

s and

bitte

rsw

eet

vin

es a

nd s

ections o

f th

eis

land are

choked w

ith eig

ht

foot

tall

thic

kets

of

Japanese k

notw

eed.

After

puttin

g u

p the tents

and

Jo

hn

’s

jun

gle

h

am

mo

ck,

we

h

ad

a

leis

ure

ly s

upper

aro

und t

he c

am

pfire

,and M

alc

olm

bro

ke o

ut

the w

ine a

nd

cheese. T

here

was s

till

no r

ain

and w

ehad e

njo

yed t

he a

ftern

oon o

f paddlin

gon th

e D

eerf

ield

’s cle

ar

cle

an w

ate

rsam

idst

the r

ocky,

tre

e c

loth

ed w

alls

of

the r

iver’

s n

arr

ow

gre

en v

alle

y.

A N

ight

In D

eerf

ield

Bad

wea

ther

doe

sn’t

dete

r he

arty

cam

pers

, pad

dler

s

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