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Firewood on the hoof

Firewood on the hoof

Posted by Ken Campbell October 19, 2011 0 Comments 1115 views

There’s something about living on salt water that brings out the opportunistic in anyone. When a chunky log goes floating by, especially a fir log that, when dried and split, will fuel the wood stove for a month, it seems obvious what needs to be done. Pull on the Nomads, grab the paddle and the […]

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Obvious questions

Obvious questions

Posted by Ken Campbell October 17, 2011 0 Comments 1193 views

In the early 1970’s, British sailor Tristan Jones undertook a 3-year trip around the world, and then some. He left the US, sailed east across the Atlantic, through the Mediterranean, down the Red Sea and around the Horn of Africa and along the east coast of the African continent down to what was then apartheid […]

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Things that go BOOM

Things that go BOOM

Posted by Ken Campbell October 16, 2011 0 Comments 1162 views

The Elwha dam removal projects are proceeding apace and will continue to progress until November 1st, when crews will give the demolition a break to allow for fish spawning activities. For now, however, changes come daily, with lake levels dropping and the huge, concrete river plugs disappearing into dust and gravel. There’s a pretty cool […]

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A Review of the Nomad

A Review of the Nomad

Posted by Ken Campbell October 15, 2011 0 Comments 1605 views

I just got back from my morning paddle. Up to the point and back, going with the current on the way there and bucking it (on purpose), on the return. I was out there for about an hour, with a white platter moon hanging over my shoulder and water calm as polished glass sliding under […]

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Mowich Lake link

Mowich Lake link

Posted by Ken Campbell October 14, 2011 0 Comments 1051 views

I recently did reviews of all four campgrounds in Mount Rainier National Park for another web site. (That was a great assignment, I might add). There was a time, not all that terribly long ago, when there were six drive-in campgrounds inside the park instead of just four. Ipsut Creek is still there, but it’s […]

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Return of the little girl

Return of the little girl

Posted by Ken Campbell October 13, 2011 0 Comments 899 views

The weather oracles are calling for another La Niña this winter, although it’s not expected to be as strong as last year’s model. What this means, as near as I can tell, is that it will be another wet, cold winter and spring, which is good news for ducks, but I could have lived without […]

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Tull Canyon

Tull Canyon

Posted by Ken Campbell October 11, 2011 0 Comments 2473 views

I’m not really sure why it took so long, but I finally made it up to the Tubal Cain mine this past week. It’s a fairly long driving approach off of Highway 101, gravel logging roads ascending through National Forest land, ending at the trailhead parking area. It wasn’t raining so much as the air […]

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Comfort zone

Comfort zone

Posted by Ken Campbell October 10, 2011 0 Comments 2494 views

I had the opportunity last week to go into a few outdoor specialty shops while taking a little road trip out on the Olympic peninsula. Wildernest and Sport Townsend in PT, and the Olympic Outdoor Center in Port Gamble. Now that we don’t have any legitimate outdoor shops in Tacoma any more, it’s a rare […]

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Best laid plans

Best laid plans

Posted by Ken Campbell October 6, 2011 0 Comment 1140 views

I suppose I should have seen it coming. By the time October comes around, the prospect of a successful Rainier climb becomes less likely, to say the least. The past 48 hours have dumped a couple feet of snow on the mountain, disguising the crevasses and making the route not only more strenuous, but also […]

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Guilty

Guilty

Posted by Ken Campbell October 5, 2011 0 Comments 989 views

There’s really no way around this, I guess. I figure that it’s not that unusual – to google yourself – but it does seem to speak to a somewhat narcissistic and shallow side of the human condition. In this case, my human condition. But don’t tell me you’ve never done it. I don’t know exactly […]

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