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Ikkatsu 2012

Posted by Ken Campbell March 6, 2012 2 Comments 1112 views

As the debris from the deadly Japanese tsunami of a year ago begins to wash ashore here on the other side of the Pacific, there are numerous studies that are getting underway. I am delighted to announce the one in which I am involved, the Ikkatsu 2012 Expedition, a sea kayak survey of some of […]

Hard to say

Posted by Ken Campbell March 4, 2012 0 Comment 1068 views

There are some questions you just can’t answer. And, if you have children, you’ve probably heard many of them. We were on a family hike yesterday in Ecola State Park, winding down a muddy track through the giant spruce and the omnipresent ferns, where the mist hung heavy in the air and the whole place […]

Off-line (mostly)

Posted by Ken Campbell March 3, 2012 0 Comment 1008 views

It turns out they do have wi-fi here. “Here” being the place we’re staying in Cannon Beach. Still, with the point of this weekend being some down time, I have the phone turned off and the computer doesn’t get used much (other than as a music source.) I wouldn’t have thought it would be all […]

In like a platypus, out like a wildebeest

Posted by Ken Campbell March 1, 2012 0 Comment 962 views

How is it possible that it is March already? How can the days be so long and the months so short? And now it’s March. Possibly my least favorite month of the year, even when you factor in St. Paddy’s Day. (Apologies to anyone with a birthday this month.) It’s cold, wet, windy and almost […]

My ultralight first aid kit

Posted by Ken Campbell February 28, 2012 0 Comment 977 views

It started as kind of a joke, which I guess is what it still remains. Of course, if you carry the idea to its logical conclusion…

Big Water

Posted by Ken Campbell February 27, 2012 0 Comment 1146 views

Each of the Pummels that I’ve been to over the years has had its own unique flavor. None of them are the same, which is part of why I keep going. Last year there were no waves at all, which was downright unbelievable. First Beach looked like anywhere in Puget Sound, with little ripples bumping […]

"It could be ugly"

Posted by Ken Campbell February 24, 2012 0 Comment 1249 views

Leaving for La Push this morning. I’m thinking about taking a kayak and a SUP, to go along with my sprained wrist. (Channeling my inner Boy Scout… just want to be prepared for anything.) Ken DeBondt, in an email he sent out a couple days ago, warned about the conditions and how they might not […]

Shooting redheads

Posted by Ken Campbell February 22, 2012 1 Comment 1190 views

Construction Update: The wall has been built, to hide the backstock area where the washer and dryer are going to go. Another good use of the old fence planks from a project three years back. The racks have all been welded and the kayak rack is on the wall already, almost set in place. The […]

Keeping dry

Posted by Ken Campbell February 21, 2012 0 Comment 1172 views

In what was something of a victory for tribal interests (and common sense), the Quileute Nation was granted 785 acres of Olympic National Park land last week, which will allow the tribe to move houses and facilities to higher ground, away from the tsunami zone. The town of La Push, where almost all of the […]

Just like light

Posted by Ken Campbell February 20, 2012 0 Comment 1090 views

This is Steve’s last day here. He goes back to Montana, back to all his paternal responsibilities tomorrow, after spending the last four days welding racks for the shop. They are beautiful and functional pieces of shaped steel; I could not have done them myself and I am truly grateful. Oh, but there’s still a […]