Ken Campbell, Author at The Last Wilderness

Saturday at the races

Posted by Ken Campbell March 21, 2010 0 Comment 982 views

It was a terrible start. I was near the back when I thought I heard the “10 seconds” call, but it must have been 30, maybe longer. Who knows what I heard? I paddled hard for the starting line, hoping to time it a little better, but I had to pull up short of the […]

Equinox

Posted by Ken Campbell March 20, 2010 0 Comment 1136 views

There’s a rumor going around that it’s supposed to get up to 67 degrees today. The first day of spring. If it’s like yesterday – but without the wind – I have no doubt we’ll get there. I’m planning on doing the race today down on Ruston Way. Hard to know what to expect. I […]

A Clear view

Posted by Ken Campbell March 19, 2010 0 Comment 1139 views

Some people take pictures; other people take photographs. Unfortunately, I find myself in the first category. I try to take good shots and, to be fair, every once in a while I get one that is truly exceptional, but not nearly often enough. It’s not so much that my success is any evidence of skill […]

FREE!

Posted by Ken Campbell March 18, 2010 0 Comment 1027 views

The road to Hurricane Ridge opened up again a few weeks ago after being closed for about 6 weeks. A major slide carried away most of both lanes of the narrow, winding highway during the storm of January 18th and repairs were completed enough to reopen the road on February 26th. After almost $2 million […]

At the movies

Posted by Ken Campbell March 18, 2010 0 Comment 1297 views

I watched Paddle to Seattle today. All in all, a humorous story of two friends who build a couple of sea kayaks, then paddle from Skagway to Seattle over the course of a summer and fall. The presentation was lively and interesting, largely because it was a story about an experience, about the areas that […]

T minus 120

Posted by Ken Campbell March 16, 2010 0 Comment 1055 views

I’m planning on starting the Olympic Grand Circle on July 16th in Olympia. That’s 120 days from today, and it seems like I haven’t really done much to prepare. Then again, maybe I have. I have certainly gone over the route in my mind (almost every day since I first came up with the plan), […]

Progress report

Posted by Ken Campbell March 15, 2010 0 Comment 1105 views

It’s been over 18 months since I first thought of the Summit to the Sea idea, following the nine largest Olympic rivers from their sources to the ocean. The idea was (and still is), that a system of hiking and boating through the largest watersheds on the peninsula would be a fine way to begin […]

Stirring it up (Part 3)

Posted by Ken Campbell March 14, 2010 0 Comment 1244 views

We took Micah to his first play last night, The Incredible Undersea Trial of Joseph P. Lawnboy, at the Tacoma Little Theatre. It was a good experience for the boy, an hour long was all, with plenty of lights and singing. The subject matter was environmental propaganda aimed at an early childhood audience, mainly centered […]

In hot water

Posted by Ken Campbell March 13, 2010 0 Comment 2415 views

The Olympic Hot Springs are just that: hot springs. Holes in the ground filled with water. There’s no lodge, no changing rooms, no gift shop and parking area, none of the amenities that you’ll find over at Sol Duc, the “other hot springs.” It’s rustic, without any of the human conveniences and, with the snow […]

It is definitely becoming more visible

Posted by Ken Campbell March 11, 2010 0 Comment 1156 views

There is a SUP race on March 20th at Hyde Park in Tacoma. It’s hosted by a couple of the local chapters of the Surfrider Foundation and it’s listed as starting at 8:00am (which seems kind of early.) Check out their web site for more info and, if I’m not sitting in a WFR recert […]