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Big Water

Posted by Ken Campbell February 27, 2012 0 Comment 1233 views

Each of the Pummels that I’ve been to over the years has had its own unique flavor. None of them are the same, which is part of why I keep going. Last year there were no waves at all, which was downright unbelievable. First Beach looked like anywhere in Puget Sound, with little ripples bumping […]

"It could be ugly"

Posted by Ken Campbell February 24, 2012 0 Comment 1335 views

Leaving for La Push this morning. I’m thinking about taking a kayak and a SUP, to go along with my sprained wrist. (Channeling my inner Boy Scout… just want to be prepared for anything.) Ken DeBondt, in an email he sent out a couple days ago, warned about the conditions and how they might not […]

Shooting redheads

Posted by Ken Campbell February 22, 2012 1 Comment 1279 views

Construction Update: The wall has been built, to hide the backstock area where the washer and dryer are going to go. Another good use of the old fence planks from a project three years back. The racks have all been welded and the kayak rack is on the wall already, almost set in place. The […]

Keeping dry

Posted by Ken Campbell February 21, 2012 0 Comment 1251 views

In what was something of a victory for tribal interests (and common sense), the Quileute Nation was granted 785 acres of Olympic National Park land last week, which will allow the tribe to move houses and facilities to higher ground, away from the tsunami zone. The town of La Push, where almost all of the […]

Just like light

Posted by Ken Campbell February 20, 2012 0 Comment 1175 views

This is Steve’s last day here. He goes back to Montana, back to all his paternal responsibilities tomorrow, after spending the last four days welding racks for the shop. They are beautiful and functional pieces of shaped steel; I could not have done them myself and I am truly grateful. Oh, but there’s still a […]

Fun on the sea

Posted by Ken Campbell February 19, 2012 2 Comments 1299 views

We’ve been working on the shop the past few days, trying to get it presentable in time for a March 1st opening (which still seems impossible). Progress is slow, but perhaps today will be the big breakthrough. For a while at the end of last week, we were ferrying supplies by boat from the beach […]

Ghost Forests

Posted by Ken Campbell February 17, 2012 0 Comment 1198 views

The term “Ghost Forests” sounds like something out of Scooby Doo (or is it just that I have been watching too much children’s television these past few years?) Actually, ghost forests are stands of dead trees, whole forests killed off by salt water intrusion as a result of earthquakes and/or tsunamis. Click here for a […]

Working

Posted by Ken Campbell February 16, 2012 2 Comments 1224 views

The due date for this baby is still March 1st, even though the place is still a construction zone. Literally. I built a wall today. Tomorrow and the next day are welding days, painting days, stuff like that. It seems so unlikely that it will all be ready to go by the 1st of March, […]

Dug in

Posted by Ken Campbell February 14, 2012 0 Comment 1196 views

In retrospect, I learned a lot. I have a much better understanding now of what it takes to build a snow cave and, more importantly, what it’s like to spend the night in one. (It may not have been the worst sleep of my life, but it was close.) As I was building it, laying […]

Snowshoe link

Posted by Ken Campbell February 11, 2012 0 Comment 1206 views

It won’t be light yet for another couple of hours but I still have to pack. Which, when you live in one place and all your gear is kept in another, can sometimes be a complicated process. We won’t be going to Paradise today – our camp site will probably be closer to Reflection Lakes […]