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Posted by Ken Campbell July 31, 2012 0 Comment 1429 views

I didn’t know it at the time, but when Backpackers Supply shut its doors for the last time on July 31st, 2010, it instantly became a date that I seem to be fated to always remember. An anniversary of sorts, the day that the oxygen ran out of a business and the final paychecks were […]

More hockey, if you please

Posted by Ken Campbell July 30, 2012 0 Comment 1097 views

Personally, I think that hockey should be in the Olympics. I know, I know, it is. But I think it should be in the summer games as well as the winter… I mean, if LA can win the Stanley Cup, there’s no reason to keep the ice-men down, right? The way I see it, you […]

For your eyes only

Posted by Ken Campbell July 29, 2012 2 Comments 1305 views

The cover of Backpacker magazine this month promises details about parks and wilderness getaways that nobody else knows about. According to the cover of the current Sunset, you’ll find more inside info between their covers as well. Curious? Leaving aside the obvious – if someone’s taken the trouble to publish a story about a place, […]

When worlds collide

Posted by Ken Campbell July 28, 2012 0 Comment 1706 views

The annual Northwest Coast Indian Canoe Journey is underway, destination Squaxin Island. The event is an imposing collection of tribal canoes and paddlers, over 100 boats in all, with representatives from Washington, British Columbia and Alaska coming together to celebrate native heritage. The armada came past our place at Salmon Beach a couple of mornings […]

Sounds like a kayaker…

Posted by Ken Campbell July 27, 2012 0 Comment 1148 views

“The cruises which I have made in small vessels not infrequently have been denounced as foolhardy undertakings. However, when I had given a short explanation such doubters would become silent. They soon understood that there is still much to be learned about breaking waves, and that there is no better way to study the safety […]

Off limits

Posted by Ken Campbell July 25, 2012 3 Comments 1514 views

So… there’s this island in south Puget Sound that I haven’t been to. I’ve been to just about all of them, even spent the night on Squaxin Island once, but there’s still one more pin I have to put in the Salish Sea map. Over the past 20 years or so, I’ve made it a […]

Nurdles

Posted by Ken Campbell July 24, 2012 0 Comment 2942 views

Nurdles are little pieces of plastic, tiny polymer pellets that are the building blocks of all things polyethylene. Prior to World War II, there really wasn’t much plastic out there, just the durable bakelite found in telephones and radios, no disposable plastic packaging at all. Things have changed since then. These days, there are more […]

The Story, Part II

Posted by Ken Campbell July 23, 2012 0 Comment 1125 views

I just got word that the interview I did last week for NPR’s “The Story” will be airing tomorrow. I got to tell the story of how the first two legs of the Ikkatsu Expedition have gone, to describe the items we’ve found and the things I’ve learned from the experience so far. The host […]

List #326

Posted by Ken Campbell July 21, 2012 1 Comment 1255 views

Now that the daily update series is done and the CNN itch has been adequately scratched, I feel like I might have a moment to catch my breath. But only a moment. I do feel like talking about something other than the Ikkatsu Project for a day or two but I’m not really sure that’s […]

Ikkatsu daily report – Cedar Creek to La Push

Posted by Ken Campbell July 19, 2012 0 Comment 1509 views

Talked with NPR’s “The Story” again yesterday, guest host Sean Cole… another great experience. There is just something about the relaxed attitude and intelligent questions that I’ve gotten from NPR, both yesterday and earlier, that make the whole thing seem more like a real conversation, rather than an inquest. I’m not sure when it will […]