Ken Campbell, Author at The Last Wilderness

Tomorrow night

Posted by Ken Campbell December 1, 2011 1 Comment 1397 views

I know tomorrow’s a Friday. And I know that you probably have something better to do. But, on the off chance that you can be persuaded one way or the other, I’d love to see you at the REI in Seattle at 7pm. I’ll be doing a reprise of my sea kayak trip around Newfoundland, […]

In the dark

Posted by Ken Campbell November 29, 2011 0 Comment 1184 views

The sea just sits silently, but sometimes she does more. And someone weeps as her love sleeps safe upon the shore. Great Big Sea Yesterday morning I went down to the Foss. (It seems strange to travel to water when it’s just outside my door but the Narrows was active yesterday, too active for a […]

18,000 Days

Posted by Ken Campbell November 27, 2011 0 Comment 1311 views

It’s my birthday. Sort of. I was just doing the math this morning and figured out that today is my 18,000th day on the planet. That’s kind of like a birthday, right? Even though Hallmark doesn’t make a card for it, it sort of puts things in perspective.

T-Day

Posted by Ken Campbell November 24, 2011 0 Comment 2984 views

In no particular order, I’m thankful for… – the rain – having enough to eat – a quality dry suit – quiet mornings – old National Geographic magazines – Jessie and Sawyer – good music – mountains – buttermilk pancakes – popcorn and old movies – comfortable boots – waves – barbequed tri tip and […]

River time

Posted by Ken Campbell November 23, 2011 0 Comment 1162 views

There are those who will tell you that December 21st is the longest night of the year. They may be correct, technically and astronomically speaking, but there are many different ways of measuring time. I am convinced, for example, that the longest night of the year in 2011 was November 18th. I know this is […]

Tenasillahe

Posted by Ken Campbell November 17, 2011 0 Comment 1302 views

As Uncle Bob used to say, “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.” And it is blowing like hell right now. We lost power at about 1:15am and it hasn’t come back on yet and the forecast is calling for more of the same. With all that in mind, I’m […]

Bad weather

Posted by Ken Campbell November 16, 2011 0 Comment 1185 views

It’s cold out there today, and wet. The talk is, it’s going to freeze by Friday, maybe even snow by the weekend. (Seems to me that’s what happened last year about this time… I could look it up, but it’s not that important.) It doesn’t matter. I was just thinking today about the whole concept […]

Go

Posted by Ken Campbell November 15, 2011 0 Comment 1203 views

It’s looking like this week might be a good time to head down to Sand Island. I’m thinking maybe Friday and Saturday? The weather should be interesting – it is November, after all – and I haven’t done a whole lot of looking at the tides yet, but I expect I can figure most of […]

A November Sunday morning

Posted by Ken Campbell November 14, 2011 0 Comment 1158 views

With the south wind blowing and the waves breaking on the shore here in the Tacoma Narrows, it seemed like the perfect opportunity for a paddle. I like calm seas and languid summer evenings as much as the next guy, but I enjoy rough water even more. Is that strange? The current was running in […]

The Seven levels of surfers

Posted by Ken Campbell November 12, 2011 2 Comments 1675 views

I ran across this helpful list the other day while I was surfing the web. (The kind of surfer who rides the internet, as it happens, is not one of the levels of surfer described.) It’s good for a smile and, if you happen to see yourself here, I hope you won’t take it the […]