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Who are these people?

Posted by Ken Campbell July 18, 2011 0 Comment 1049 views

I know that there are a host of different ways to enjoy the outdoors and I am more than aware that not everyone shares my own beliefs on the subject. As my wife tells me from time to time, if two people agree about everything, one of them is unnecessary. I don’t expect that the […]

Chain link

Posted by Ken Campbell July 17, 2011 0 Comment 1059 views

Still working on being a mountain biker… here’s the latest…

Nuthin’ fancy

Posted by Ken Campbell July 16, 2011 0 Comment 1047 views

Went up to Mount Rainier yesterday for a bit of family camping. It rained off and on and we all were wrapped up in our winter finest – to hell with what the calendar says. A good little hike up to Carter Falls and some tri-tip on the grill when we got back. It was […]

Whither summer?

Posted by Ken Campbell July 13, 2011 0 Comment 1011 views

It’s the middle of July and summer has yet to establish a toehold here in the Pacific Northwest. I read about the high temperatures and drought that are hammering the rest of the country and the stories seem to me like crazy fiction, like creative tales of heat and fire that can’t possibly be true. […]

With a whimper

Posted by Ken Campbell July 9, 2011 1 Comment 1136 views

The Olympic Grand Circle, an idea that’s been percolating in my head for years, is going to remain there, still just an idea. I stopped the trip last week for a variety of reasons, and came back home. There was a combination of factors that contributed to my decision, but the main objective problem was […]

Flattened

Posted by Ken Campbell July 4, 2011 0 Comment 1136 views

I left Aberdeen yesterday afternoon, into a stiff wind and complicated Gray’s Harbor currents. Six hours later, I’d made it 8 miles. I crashed into the muddy shore of Goose Island, about three miles from the tip of Ocean Shores, and I felt fortunate to have made it that far. Good camp (although I’m not […]

Farewell canoe, hello SUP

Posted by Ken Campbell July 2, 2011 0 Comment 975 views

Stayed in Aberdeen last night, in a motel that advertises itself as “Aberdeen’s Finest.” Which must be a bit like being the tallest leprechaun, I suppose, although the shower was good and it gave me a place to get gear ready for the next phase of the trip. The swamp got the best of me, […]

Streams

Posted by Ken Campbell June 29, 2011 1 Comment 1094 views

Another atypical expedition day… but mostly what I expected. Connecting Capital Lake and Black Lake is critical for making the claim that the Olympic Peninsula is an island, but getting from one to the other involves more walking than actual water travel. Percival Creek tumbles into Capital Lake on the west side through a heavily […]

Salmon Beach – Olympia

Posted by Ken Campbell June 28, 2011 0 Comment 1165 views

The first day of the Olympic Grand Circle is in the books. It took about 8 hours for me and Adam to get to Olympia from Salmon Beach, with a lunch stop on Eagle Island. It rained off and on the whole time, but the wind never really was a factor. Which was nice. I’m […]

Just another Monday morning

Posted by Ken Campbell June 27, 2011 0 Comment 897 views

I should have slept in. I’m probably going to need my energy later. It’s raining, of course, but it’s an otherwise perfect day for a paddle. Warm enough, for here, but falling somewhat short of summer. I’m leaving later this morning from Salmon Beach for the 25-mile stretch to Olympia, a lone sea kayaking day […]