Author Archives: Ray Boas

PRESS plus POTS – 31 AUGUST and 1 SEPTEMBER 2022

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Ray Boas

It has been hard to get out and about – COVID, out of practice, making arrangements not as easy as in the past BUT – I just had an overnight to get me back in the “shunpiking mode.” I had … Continue reading →

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VERGENNES, VERMONT OVERNIGHT – 17-18 AUGUST 2022

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Ray Boas

I do not seem to be getting out and about as much as I used to, but I am busy. Lack of “shunpiking explorations” is probably a combination of factors: I still wish to avoid crowds; places I wish to … Continue reading →

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TWO VOYAGES – MAIDEN and CANAL – 3-6 AUGUST 2022

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Ray Boas

After my Oswego Canal trip in early May I started doing more research on the Champlain Canal to see if there was a boat I could rent to explore the canal since all the Erie Canal boats had already been … Continue reading →

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NO TWO ALIKE and LARGEST IN THE US – 22-24 JULY 2022

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Ray Boas

You know I like to find and share unusual superlatives, and combining those discoveries to share in conjunction with a “road-trip” makes it even the more fun for me. This “road-trip,” as in the last couple of years, was to … Continue reading →

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“FILLING IN THE MAP” – 4 JULY 2022 WEEKEND

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Ray Boas

My plan for this 4th was to have no plans – just stay comfy home, and not get out in the crowds (now there is an oxymoron for my perfect part of the world). But in my constant research and … Continue reading →

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VINS NATURE CENTER – QUECHEE, VT – 29 JUNE 2022

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Ray Boas

Now 50 years old, founded in 1972, and I have been passing the entrance (near a bend in the road so not really looking) now for 20 years. But the other day a friend told me the fun they had … Continue reading →

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MIDDLESEX CANAL and GREAT WEEKEND – 18-20 JUNE 2022

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Ray Boas

A month or so ago my son Gary and I were “Zooming” and I suggested meeting at the Middlesex Canal Museum in North Bellerica, and exploring the canal which traverses both Woburn and Winchester, Massachusetts, were he and my son, … Continue reading →

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HOOT TOOT & WHISTLE and a QUEST — 11 JUNE 2022

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Ray Boas

Or, as some called it, HOLD TIGHT & WORRY – officially the Hoosac Tunnel & Wilmington Railroad. Remember my last stay with Amos Brown in November? During that trip I got to the Hoosac Tunnel for the first time, and … Continue reading →

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NEW GIRLFRIEND – NEW TOY – NEW PLACE TO SLEEP – 3 JUNE 2022

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Ray Boas

AND — WE MET ON-LINE – It was Friday night, 27 May, just a week ago, and I started doing some searching that I had not done in a long, long time. AND, THERE SHE WAS – Dressed in white … Continue reading →

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ONE YEAR AGO — “BUT OFFICER…”

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Ray Boas

My son Gary recently found circulating on the internet this video of my mishap a year ago today. As it is said, “all is well that ends well,” and I am keyboarding and LADYRAB III is reposing at “camp 44.” … Continue reading →

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