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Ch, ch, changes
The wind threw my plans away, in much the same manner as it tossed about the trees in Bowman Bay. Small boughs and entire limbs littered the blacktop on the way down to the beach and though the waters inside the bay were relatively benign, the breakers just past the headland and near Deception Island […]
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The wind has teeth
Apparently the wind machine has been left running again. A quick glance at the forecast for the Decpeption Pass area left me with this: … STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY… … STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON… A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND SPEEDS […]
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The week (in preview)
The rain falling outside is simply a harbinger of the watery week I have ahead of me. I’m leaving tomorrow for a couple of days at Deception Pass, for a few sessions of kayaking and paddleboarding. Then it’s up to Bellingham to check out the Starboard line of SUPs and hopefully demo a few boards, […]
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Test run at the pass
Deception Pass is home to the strongest tidal currents in Washington. Speeds in excess of 8 knots are common and the sheer volume of water that flows through the two narrow channels that separate Whidbey and Fidalgo Islands makes this a challenging spot for kayakers and paddleboarders alike. I’m heading up that way on Monday… […]
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Daylight ops
Remember those old commercials they used to run to make gullible young boys join the Army? “We do more before 6:00 am than most people do all day.” Hardly seems like an effective ad campaign to me… Join up. Work your ass off. In the Air Force, we used to say that we didn’t do […]
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A Change in the weather
It’s snowing. In the Cascades, it’s coming down thick and fast – Crystal Mountain ski area, not far from Seattle, is planning on opening tomorrow – and it’s starting to accumulate out on the peninsula as well. The forecast for the next few days is calling for a mix of rain and snow almost everywhere […]
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Return of the native
The boy and I went out to Kennedy Creek yesterday to see the salmon. The rain had been dumping at times over the previous 24 hours and I figured it wouldn’t be great for fish-watching, what with the swollen creek and the silty water. We’d been talking about it for a few days though, and […]
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Cowabunga
In case you were thinking about heading to the coast tomorrow… NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 319 PM PST FRI NOV 6 2009 NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY. A LONG SERIES OF GIANT WAVES BEGAN TO REACH THE WASHINGTON COAST THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE […]
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Shiver weather
With the wintery wind blowing outside my window and the rain falling in sheets against the glass, next summer seems far away indeed. Other than my morning paddles, I’m not getting out all that much and when it comes to spending time in the Olympic wilderness, let’s just say I’m going through a dry spell. […]
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Let ’em spawn
The Elwha River is one of the largest on the Olympic Peninsula. Its history suggests that it was once among the most productive salmon rivers in western Washington with some of the largest Chinook in the state. Then they built the dams. I haven’t heard much lately about when the dams are coming down…
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A story of sea kayaking and science on the rugged coast of Alaska. Coming – Spring 2014.
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