All Posts Written by "ken"
Counting down
Just 2 months left now before the start of this summer’s attempt at an Olympic circumnavigation. I suppose there are a few more things I still need to get done – working out the shuttles, for one thing – but other than those few remaining items, I feel ready. I wish I were starting tomorrow. […]
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Third weekend in May
I was about halfway through my paddle this morning when I realized that this should be symposium weekend. I mean, if there was still a Puget Sound Sea Kayak Symposium, this would have been the 6th annual. And what a beautiful weather weekend this has turned out to be. The blue skies and mild spring […]
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The ties that bind
It can sometimes prove difficult to free ourselves from the things that hold us back. This past week saw a humpback whale near Destruction Island that had been entangled in line from crab pots. Rescuers with the Cascadia Research Collective, based in Olympia, attempted to free the whale from the nylon ropes that had been […]
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Turn right at the Pleiades
Amid the goings-on at the Port Gamble symposium this past weekend, I was able to carve out a couple of hours for a trip to see the dragon. The driftwood dragon of Hood Head is the light-hearted landmark at the top of Hood Canal, whimsical art that has lasted longer than anyone ever thought it […]
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Mother’s Day
I drove back to town last night from Port Gamble so I could be here for Mother’s Day breakfast. Making pancakes with the boy and taking them upstairs for breakfast in bed is something that’s well worth the drive. Of course, it means I’m driving back out there again this morning for another day at […]
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See you in Port Gamble
This coming weekend is the debut of the newest sea kayaking symposium, the Northwest Adventure Sports Expo, which for some unknown reason is going by the gratuitously dramatic name Unleash the Beast. Like it’s a cage fight or something, I guess. I’m looking forward to it. I’m doing 6 classes in 2 days, which is […]
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Wind check
It’s the first morning in while that the wind isn’t howling. I believe I’ll go for a paddle.
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Storage
I have made what might turn out to be a fundamental change in how I’m going to pack for the SUP section of this summer’s expedition. After doing everything I could to lower my center of gravity, I’m about to do something that will actually raise it. I was worried about carrying too much weight […]
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A story of sea kayaking and science on the rugged coast of Alaska. Coming – Spring 2014.
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