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Half

Posted by Ken Campbell July 2, 2012 0 Comment 1196 views

I don’t know if the glass that is 2012 is half-full or half-empty. I suppose it depends on whether I’m a pessimist or an optimist. I do, however, know that it’s half over, which is so hard to accept. The time is flying by, faster now that it ever did. Tempis fugit, my old man […]

Looking down the route

Posted by Ken Campbell June 30, 2012 0 Comment 1134 views

We’ll be at Shi Shi Beach for Independence Day. I have a feeling we won’t be alone at that point. It’s a popular hiking destination and I think there will be a few others who may happen to have the day off. The weather looks pretty good for this leg of the trip. (It’s hard […]

Division of labor

Posted by Ken Campbell June 28, 2012 2 Comments 1202 views

The Ikkatsu crew got together yesterday evening for what will probably be our last meeting before we begin the second leg of the expedition. The sun was shining on the water off Steilacoom and the air had the feel of summer to it. (Which is only right, of course. It is supposed to be summer, […]

Five dollars

Posted by Ken Campbell June 27, 2012 0 Comment 1170 views

I registered the motorcycle the other day and, as I was getting ready to pay, the lady behind the counter asked me if I wanted to put an extra five dollars on my registration to go toward funding State Parks. I said yes; I always say yes. It’s a strange way to go looking for […]

Memorize this face

Posted by Ken Campbell June 26, 2012 3 Comments 1154 views

Allow me to introduce… gosh, I guess I don’t really know his name, do I? I sure wish I could tell you what he goes by (if you happen to recognize him, please pass on the info), but until I have a name, I’m going to call him Turd McDouche. Turd is the proud new […]

Could have been better

Posted by Ken Campbell June 23, 2012 2 Comments 1191 views

One of the reporters that I spoke to last Tuesday worked for the Associated Press, and since what gets sent out on the AP wire goes around the world, the things I said to him were printed on web sites and newsprint within hours, all over the planet. New Zealand, Spain, England… and it’s all […]

Stella maris

Posted by Ken Campbell June 22, 2012 0 Comment 3567 views

The compass rose is a standard feature of nautical charts, and has been since the 1300’s. First called wind roses, they were used to identify the names of the particular winds that came from various points on the horizon. The eight principal winds that are referenced using the compass rose have their own poetry about […]

First day of summer

Posted by Ken Campbell June 21, 2012 0 Comment 1268 views

It’s actually supposed to feel like summer around here today, which is nice. Because the rumor is, by the time the weekend rolls around, it’s going to be winter again. Or fall, at least. That’s how it goes up here in rainforest country… It’s been a nutty couple of days since the Ikkatsu story broke […]

Media day

Posted by Ken Campbell June 20, 2012 0 Comment 1262 views

I got off the water yesterday from my 3-day YMCA training course and spent the next four or five hours on the phone. It seems that reports of what we found on the beaches last week has attracted the attention of the fifth estate. (When I wasn’t on the phone I was in front of […]

Gone again

Posted by Ken Campbell June 17, 2012 0 Comment 1208 views

I’m out the door once more, this time out to a few locations in the south Sound with the crew from Camp Seymour. It’s trip leader training time again, and with Kopachuck Park closed for camping, this year we’ll be heading to some new spots (new for the camp personnel, anyway.) The plan is to […]