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Aches and pains

Posted by Ken Campbell June 13, 2011 1 Comment 1121 views

There’s a bump on one of my knuckles on my right hand. It feels like maybe a dislocation that didn’t quite pop back in right, but I don’t think that’s what it is. Hard to say. My left hand hurts a little too, from time to time. My back, of course, is what got me […]

Room with a view

Posted by Ken Campbell June 11, 2011 1 Comment 1110 views

Have you seen these? Driftwood shanties on the beaches all around Puget Sound. There are hundreds of them (just a guess), at any given time and I don’t really get why they are there. If they are simple kid’s projects, I understand that, but some of them are veritable castles, requiring not only the strength […]

Off to Marrowstone

Posted by Ken Campbell June 9, 2011 0 Comment 1278 views

I’m out of here this morning for a 2-day paddle around Marrowstone Island. It’s a training seminar that I do each year for the sea kayaking trip leaders from Camp Seymour, out on the Key Peninsula. It’s always a good time and it’s usually a great learning experience for all involved. The weather is the […]

Somehow

Posted by Ken Campbell June 8, 2011 0 Comment 1193 views

Yellow Island, one of the prettiest in the western San Juans, was once home to Lew and Tib Dodd. They’ve both passed on now and the Island is owned and managed by the Nature Conservancy. The metal plaque above is mounted on a boulder near the high ground, among the wildflowers. I’m just sitting here […]

What are you doing this summer?

Posted by Ken Campbell June 7, 2011 1 Comment 897 views

I’ve been following this guy since he started his trip… If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s highly entertaining and even addicting, reading along with the daily ups and downs. It’s a SUP journey through the Inside Passage, from Anacortes to Glacier Bay and it has got to be a massive adventure. Best of luck, […]

Training

Posted by Ken Campbell June 6, 2011 0 Comment 1082 views

I’m going to Mount Adams in a week or so, and hoping to climb Rainier later in the summer. There are 212 stairs between my home and my car.

Winter, interrupted

Posted by Ken Campbell June 5, 2011 0 Comment 1053 views

It got up to 75 degrees yesterday, or would have, if the wind hadn’t been so strong. Today looks like it might get warmer yet. This morning’s paddle was serene. I crossed the Narrows at max flood, but the current was running less than two knots and I didn’t have much turbulence. There was a […]

Reset

Posted by Ken Campbell June 3, 2011 0 Comment 1061 views

From my earliest human-powered visits to the San Juans, I’ve always loved Strawberry Island. This iconic gem set in the waters off the southwestern edge of Cypress Island is managed by the Washington DNR and it was one of my most absolute favorite overnight spots in the entire chain. Where the gulls perch in the […]

Thieves and brigands

Posted by Ken Campbell June 1, 2011 0 Comment 1055 views

The raccoons are back at Jones Island. Hell, maybe they’ve been back for a while, I don’t know. I hadn’t camped there for a couple of years and I hadn’t given the critters much thought, but all that changed on Monday night. I remember the way it was the first few times I camped at […]

Juandering

Posted by Ken Campbell May 28, 2011 1 Comment 1135 views

It’s my first class of the year in the San Juans… Memorial Day weekend. I suppose that’s about right. I’m leaving out of Washington Park this morning, a short day over to James Island with some eddy work in empty boats later this evening. Tomorrow I’m hoping we can cross over to Strawberry Island for […]