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Cure for the common cold

Posted by Ken Campbell January 12, 2012 0 Comment 1009 views

As the sun came up this morning, I could see the oranging glow on the peaks of the Olympics. So far away and yet so close. It is cold out there today and the frigid air makes everything clearer, even the crenalations and the parapets of mountains fifty miles distant. Today, however, I am going […]

Balance

Posted by Ken Campbell January 11, 2012 0 Comment 1072 views

Sure, it’s been cold. But it hasn’t been that cold. And yes, it’s winter, but compared to other winters we’ve had lately, it’s been pretty dry and easy-going. By this time last year, we’d already had significant snowfall here at sea level and there were at least a half-dozen mornings where I’d broken through a […]

Elusive harmony

Posted by Ken Campbell January 10, 2012 2 Comments 1133 views

I have done some long trips. Arduous, painful, wonderful, beautiful, trying, exhausting and amazing trips. In kayaks mostly, or on paddleboards, although I’ve had a few mountain adventures in there as well. I have never done anything like these guys though, (seriously, watch the video), a mind-numbing, unsupported skiing/walking slog to the South Pole. I […]

Still locked up

Posted by Ken Campbell January 9, 2012 0 Comment 2138 views

I got an email the other day from a family member of Ellen DeBondt, an update on where the Amber Steim situation is now and what’s likely to happen going forward. More delays, this time as a result of the prosecuting attorney’s parents being ill and her need to be away and caring for them. […]

Probably running tomorrow

Posted by Ken Campbell January 8, 2012 0 Comment 997 views

I’m still getting out in the mornings. Mostly on the SUP but I’m also doing a little running as well. I have this crazy idea that I might do a few races this year – nothing complicated – like a few 5k’s and a 10k, maybe, on my way to doing the Sound to Narrows […]

Longer

Posted by Ken Campbell January 6, 2012 0 Comment 1111 views

On January 1st, just a few days ago, sunrise came at 8:01 am and sunset at 4:28 pm. Today, according to them who know, the sun will come up a full minute earlier and drop at 4:34 pm. That’s 7 more glorious minutes of daylight in less than a week. How will you use it?

Shooting stars

Posted by Ken Campbell January 4, 2012 0 Comment 1466 views

It’s clouded over now and the forecast is calling for rain later today, but when I first got up and out on the board this morning, the sky was mostly clear. It’s warmer out there today too, which feels good to me. I don’t know if there’s a predicted meteor shower going on right now, […]

The Ancient mariner

Posted by Ken Campbell January 3, 2012 0 Comment 1059 views

The search for the Northwest Passage, the fabled Strait of Anian, was an exploring boondoggle that launched a thousand ships. Maybe not a thousand, but a good few dozen, anyway. The pursuit of an ice-free shipping lane from Europe to the west coast of North America, running through the high arctic, has been the subject […]

Rainier ranger shot

Posted by Ken Campbell January 2, 2012 0 Comment 1083 views

In what is being described as an “assassination,” a park ranger at Mount Rainier was gunned down yesterday. The suspect who did the shooting is still at large, on foot in the park, and more than 100 personnel from a variety of law enforcement organizations are currently searching for him. The ranger who was killed, […]

Rocks

Posted by Ken Campbell January 1, 2012 2 Comments 2168 views

The many rocky islets and sea stacks that punctuate the coastal waters between Cape Flattery and Copalis Beach are known collectively as the Flattery Rocks National Wildlife Refuge. According to official counts, there are 870 of these stony outcroppings, some of which are little more than wave-washed reefs, and others – Jagged, Cake, Abbey and […]