Posts filed under "Talking Story"
At the movies
I watched Paddle to Seattle today. All in all, a humorous story of two friends who build a couple of sea kayaks, then paddle from Skagway to Seattle over the course of a summer and fall. The presentation was lively and interesting, largely because it was a story about an experience, about the areas that […]
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T minus 120
I’m planning on starting the Olympic Grand Circle on July 16th in Olympia. That’s 120 days from today, and it seems like I haven’t really done much to prepare. Then again, maybe I have. I have certainly gone over the route in my mind (almost every day since I first came up with the plan), […]
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Progress report
It’s been over 18 months since I first thought of the Summit to the Sea idea, following the nine largest Olympic rivers from their sources to the ocean. The idea was (and still is), that a system of hiking and boating through the largest watersheds on the peninsula would be a fine way to begin […]
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Stirring it up (Part 3)
We took Micah to his first play last night, The Incredible Undersea Trial of Joseph P. Lawnboy, at the Tacoma Little Theatre. It was a good experience for the boy, an hour long was all, with plenty of lights and singing. The subject matter was environmental propaganda aimed at an early childhood audience, mainly centered […]
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In hot water
The Olympic Hot Springs are just that: hot springs. Holes in the ground filled with water. There’s no lodge, no changing rooms, no gift shop and parking area, none of the amenities that you’ll find over at Sol Duc, the “other hot springs.” It’s rustic, without any of the human conveniences and, with the snow […]
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It is definitely becoming more visible
There is a SUP race on March 20th at Hyde Park in Tacoma. It’s hosted by a couple of the local chapters of the Surfrider Foundation and it’s listed as starting at 8:00am (which seems kind of early.) Check out their web site for more info and, if I’m not sitting in a WFR recert […]
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The home stretch
In Portland now, at a little pub in Sellwood, knocking back a burger and a beer and getting ready for the presentation this evening at the Portland Kayak Center. The slides and stories went ok last night in Eureka, but there are parts and pieces that could be better. As with any new show, there […]
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Snow on the redwoods
The rain squalls along the shore took a decidedly wintery turn at the higher elevations. By the time I was fifteen minutes out of Crescent City, the rain had turned to snow and, even though it was not cold enough for any accumulation to develop, the flakes hitting my wind screen were fat and white […]
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Crescent City Monday
Still in Crescent City, weighing my options. From where I’m sitting, I can see the break that I’ve been enjoying the last couple of days, but it’s not going off today. Where yesterday’s session ended at dusk with five-foot peaks and long rides, the one-footers have taken over this morning. So I won’t be going […]
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Signs
If there’s a prettier sight than the “open” sign on a donut shop, I don’t know what it could be. I’m sitting here at Don’s Donuts with a steaming paper cup of coffee, a glazed buttermilk donut and the Carpenters on the radio. Must be Sunday in Arcata. I won’t be here long. I’m planning […]
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A story of sea kayaking and science on the rugged coast of Alaska. Coming – Spring 2014.
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