Posts filed under "Talking Story"
Single track
When I was driving home from Crescent Beach last week, I noticed a sign on the side of the highway near the Elwah that flagged the start of the Olympic Discovery Trail, Adventure Route. I have seen it before, but I never clicked the mouse enough to see what it is all about. Now that […]
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Reaching for perfect
There have been times, out on the trail or kayaking on longer trips – more often than not, actually – when I have had too much crap with me. Rarely have I had too little. With that said, I have been close to the bone on a few occasions, and that is not a good […]
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Back on the soap box
I’m not sure if it’s the ongoing debacle in the Gulf that has made me more sensitive to the state of the water around us, but there is more going wrong out there than one spewing oil rig. The visuals of the BP nature-rape are compelling, certainly, but trash – especially plastic detritus – is […]
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Freight
When the subject comes up of long-distance voyaging on a SUP, I usually get asked something along the lines of, “How can you carry enough gear?” It’s a legitimate question, one I’ve been trying to answer for myself for quite some time. After all, the answer is not immediately obvious. There are no storage compartments, […]
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Of monuments, memorials and memory
I think people often confuse Memorial Day with Veteran’s Day. It’s easy to straighten that out. Remember, Veteran’s Day is a day in honor of all who served; Memorial Day is for the ones who didn’t make it. All gave some. Some gave all. That is a staggering thought. Consider also: a memorial is an […]
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A Guide’s life
A couple of days ago, when I was at Spencer Spit in the San Juans, I came across a group of more than 20 kayakers, part of a commercial tour, led by a guide I know who works out of Anacortes. Watching him work, juggling boat repair and food preparation, first aid and island history, […]
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Some days it’s just flat
Winter surf in the Strait of Juan de Fuca can often be decent, sometimes better than decent. Because of where they are in the passage and the angle of their beaches, some spots catch a winter swell just right, and the waves are often better than what you’d get on the coast on the same […]
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A Shift in the winds
Time was, nothing was more fun than a sea kayak symposium. Especially the West Coast Symp up in Port Townsend each September. Everyone who was anyone (with a paddle), was there, and it was a chance to hear of the adventures of others while we planned our own, to try the hot new boats and […]
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Ten years after
There used to be a band called Ten Years After. Guitar-heavy rock, from back in the day, when the men had long hair, the women didn’t wear bras, and we were all children. I had a couple of their albums, discount purchases packed with songs I can’t remember now. Ten years ago today, I pushed […]
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A story of sea kayaking and science on the rugged coast of Alaska. Coming – Spring 2014.
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