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Out of touch

Posted by Ken Campbell August 1, 2008 0 Comment 647 views

Satellite phone?Check.Spot Locator Beacon, with “I’m OK” messaging features?Check.Laptop, with satellite modem?Check. Actually, I have none of these things. I will be unavailable for the next six days. Off-line. Outside the operating area for cell phones, carrier pigeons and the internet. Well, perhaps a carrier pigeon could make it. Our first destination is Lake Ozette, […]

Down the road

Posted by Ken Campbell August 1, 2008 0 Comment 805 views

That last day of routine before a break, that’s an interesting day. When you have the chance to see the work-a-day as an observer almost, a traveling spirit that will soon be out of range. The mundane real world that consumes so much of our time: it will soon be gone. I’ll be gone, rather. […]

Fastpacking

Posted by Ken Campbell July 30, 2008 1 Comment 1612 views

With all the kayaking I’ve done over the past 15 years, my backpacking experience has been pretty spotty. I’ve gotten older, slower and creakier than I used to be, but I like to think I’ve learned a thing or two about a thing or two as well. I’ve got a couple trips coming up, and […]

A Follow-up

Posted by Ken Campbell July 29, 2008 0 Comment 741 views

I know I should feel apologetic in some way, to some one… that last entry is bound to be seen as over-the-top by some. Still, it’s not about me. There’s a story here. It’s about the places you can go, the story you are working on all the time. Everything counts. The story doesn’t care […]

Clutter

Posted by Ken Campbell July 26, 2008 1 Comment 1106 views

I was thinking the other day about sports on television. More specifically, I was thinking about how Saturday afternoons used to belong to ABC’s Wide World of Sports. Each and every Saturday, a cornucopia of sport was laid out for eager young eyes. There were the usuals, the basketball, the futbol, track and swimming, but […]

A circumnavigation

Posted by Ken Campbell July 25, 2008 0 Comment 780 views

Back in 2006, a foursome of rowers from the University of Puget Sound became the first Americans to row across the Atlantic. Two of them, Jordan Hannsen and Greg Spooner, are currently preparing for a circumnavigation of the Olympic Peninsula. They row a large boat, if it’s anything like the one they took across the […]

Adventure travel

Posted by Ken Campbell July 24, 2008 0 Comment 1082 views

To all those taking a kayaking class instead of simply signing up for a kayak outing, congratulations. To those learning how to climb instead of clipping into the guide’s rope for a tow up a mountain, kudos. There is a big difference between being in the game and being at the game, and those who […]

Lake Ozette – an introduction

Posted by Ken Campbell July 20, 2008 0 Comment 2792 views

Lake Ozette is the 3rd largest lake in Washington. Eight miles from top to bottom and five miles from side to side. It is located within the coastal strip of Olympic National Park. The trailheads at Ozette are popular jumping-off spots for coastal hikers. The Cape Alava-Sand Point-Lake Ozette triangle is one of the most […]

On my own two feet

Posted by Ken Campbell July 17, 2008 0 Comment 836 views

I believe I am about to take up a new hobby. I tried stand-up paddleboarding for the first time last weekend and I was instantly hooked. Elements of canoeing, surfing and skateboarding all come together in a package that is fast, elegant and exciting. After less than an hour of effort, I felt like I’d […]

The forgotten coast

Posted by Ken Campbell July 16, 2008 0 Comment 818 views

From Cape Flattery south to La Push, the Olympic coast is almost completely roadless. There is one road that winds along the shore of Makah Bay and deadends in a parking lot, which is where many hikers leave their cars before going to Shi Shi beach and beyond, following the coast south. It is a […]