Posts filed under "Talking Story"
By-catch
When I wrote the previous entry about kayaking in the Skokomish delta, I forgot to mention the seal. There was a section of fishing net, along with a small bundle of floats, that was bobbing in the current near the river bank. Tangled in the net was what remained of a seal pup. Years ago, […]
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A Sunday morning paddle
Another morning, heading out of town before it gets light. Again. I’m ready for summer and the winter hasn’t even officially begun. I know I will have to learn to cope. And dress warm. Like I am this morning. I’m putting in at Potlatch State Park for a quick paddle into the Skokomish delta. It […]
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Beginning to look a lot like Christmas
There’s snow on the ground now and it’s supposed to get even more wintery as the week progresses. Although it would never measure up to the snowfalls they get regularly in the Midwest, here’s how one of the local TV stations is calling it. “As an arctic boundary sags over western Washington Sunday; dense, cold […]
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Ahead of the storm
Mike got to my house just as the sky was getting light. In a matter of minutes, we were on the road, dodging raindrops on the way to Port Angeles. For a week, we had been planning to go surfing, and the threat of a predicted winter storm wasn’t going to stop us from going […]
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Snow in the lowlands
They’re saying snow this weekend. Maybe as early as tonight. It feels like snow outside. Cold wind… it even smells like snow. Which is undoubtedly an olfactory sensation too complex to explain. But I’d be willing to bet that some of you know what I’m talking about.
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Thinking about a river
A couple years back, I sea kayaked the Washington side of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. I split the trip up into four segments, all the way from Port Townsend to Neah Bay. I called it “Washington’s other coast,” and even did a few slide presentations on the route. It’s a beautiful and delicate […]
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Waves
I like Public Radio. Really, I do. But as much as I may admire the quality of the content on public radio, they don’t know how to do the weather. They are always wrong. Predictably so. If they say it’s going to be clear, expect fog and drizzle. If the forecast calls for rain, you […]
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To the beach
It got cold. When I wasn’t looking, it dropped a bunch of degrees. One day, let’s say Saturday, we’re saying, “Oh but it’s a mild fall, ain’t it.” Even though it’s not really fall, but that’s not the point. The point is that the dividing line between the seasons is a sharp line. It ain’t […]
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Thus I resolve
If you are partial to the custom and in search of self-betterment, you’ll know that New Year’s resolutions don’t just spring onto the scene on January 1st. Every resolution is a negotiated statement, and every goal takes time to ferment. I’m working on mine now. Mine have always reflected a love for travel and the […]
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Surfing the Elwha
There is a beach at the mouth of the Elwha River where the waves sometimes set up nicely in winter. If you park your car at the end of the road, it’s a matter of a 3-minute walk down a good trail to get to to the beach. In the summer, the water here along […]
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A story of sea kayaking and science on the rugged coast of Alaska. Coming – Spring 2014.
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