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Longer

Posted by Ken Campbell January 6, 2012 0 Comment 1038 views

On January 1st, just a few days ago, sunrise came at 8:01 am and sunset at 4:28 pm. Today, according to them who know, the sun will come up a full minute earlier and drop at 4:34 pm. That’s 7 more glorious minutes of daylight in less than a week. How will you use it?

Shooting stars

Posted by Ken Campbell January 4, 2012 0 Comment 1384 views

It’s clouded over now and the forecast is calling for rain later today, but when I first got up and out on the board this morning, the sky was mostly clear. It’s warmer out there today too, which feels good to me. I don’t know if there’s a predicted meteor shower going on right now, […]

The Ancient mariner

Posted by Ken Campbell January 3, 2012 0 Comment 975 views

The search for the Northwest Passage, the fabled Strait of Anian, was an exploring boondoggle that launched a thousand ships. Maybe not a thousand, but a good few dozen, anyway. The pursuit of an ice-free shipping lane from Europe to the west coast of North America, running through the high arctic, has been the subject […]

Rainier ranger shot

Posted by Ken Campbell January 2, 2012 0 Comment 994 views

In what is being described as an “assassination,” a park ranger at Mount Rainier was gunned down yesterday. The suspect who did the shooting is still at large, on foot in the park, and more than 100 personnel from a variety of law enforcement organizations are currently searching for him. The ranger who was killed, […]

Rocks

Posted by Ken Campbell January 1, 2012 2 Comments 2068 views

The many rocky islets and sea stacks that punctuate the coastal waters between Cape Flattery and Copalis Beach are known collectively as the Flattery Rocks National Wildlife Refuge. According to official counts, there are 870 of these stony outcroppings, some of which are little more than wave-washed reefs, and others – Jagged, Cake, Abbey and […]

Resolute

Posted by Ken Campbell December 30, 2011 2 Comments 1115 views

With only a couple of days left in the year, you’d better get busy. If there was something you wanted to get done in 2011, you’re running out of time. Myself, I’m trying to look forward. There are a whole list of things I’m hoping to get to in the next 12 months, places I […]

King of tides

Posted by Ken Campbell December 28, 2011 0 Comment 1098 views

The last week of 2011 will feature some of the highest tides of the year. They’re called “King tides,” a term that emphasizes either their size or the fact that they are tidal royalty. I guess. The explanation involves the combined gravitational pull that comes when the sun and moon align, pulling more water higher […]

Flotsam & Jetsam

Posted by Ken Campbell December 27, 2011 0 Comment 1328 views

As the world turns – and the ocean currents turn along with it – floating debris from the March 11th Japanese tsunami is beginning to show up on Washington beaches. The real influx of stuff isn’t going to get here until sometime in 2013, but some items, larger floats that have been assisted in their […]

Truth is where you find it

Posted by Ken Campbell December 26, 2011 0 Comment 1026 views

“Wherever we want to go, we go. That’s what a ship is, you know. It’s not just a keel and hull and a deck and sails. That’s what a ship needs. But what a ship is… is freedom.” Captain Jack Sparrow I’ll admit it. I’ve been spending a fair bit of time this Christmas break […]

Again with Christmas

Posted by Ken Campbell December 24, 2011 2 Comments 1097 views

I remember thinking, back when I was a boy, that my father’s attitude toward Christmas was a lot like Mr. Scrooge’s. “Bah Humbug,” was the sentiment they both shared when anyone offered up season’s greetings. I used to think it was sad, or a joke, or a sad joke, but now I find that I […]