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First

Posted by Ken Campbell December 17, 2009 0 Comment 1157 views

Have you heard the one about the real first ascent of Mount Olympus? The tale begins with the July 1907 issue of Steel Points magazine, in its own words, “a wee bit of a magazine, published at Portland, Oregon, occasionally by William Gladstone Steel, a crank who doesn’t know any better than to love the […]

Only eight shopping days left…

Posted by Ken Campbell December 16, 2009 0 Comment 938 views

… and less than a week to go until the solstice, until the pendulum of daylight begins to swing in the other direction. Toward the light.

Look at the size of that…

Posted by Ken Campbell December 16, 2009 0 Comment 928 views

Mark the calendar:La Push Surf Pummel 2010Feb 19-21, 2010 For more information on the actual event, get in touch with Ken and Ellen DeBondt Speaking for myself, I have already reserved lodging… you can’t be first, but you can be next. Click here to get yours.

Toxic water

Posted by Ken Campbell December 13, 2009 0 Comment 1019 views

Maybe, just maybe the planet wants to get rid of us. According to the front page of the Sunday paper, October and November saw a massive algae bloom off the Northwest coast that killed up to 10,000 birds (“at least 10,000 birds,” in another article I found online.) The single-cell, saltwater algae species responsible for […]

Three new routes

Posted by Ken Campbell December 13, 2009 1 Comment 1061 views

I didn’t make it to the Deception Pass Dash yesterday. It was a combination of different forces that kept me in Tacoma rather than drive up to the race: sick kid, broken vehicle, family obligations and my own cough and runny nose, for starters. Then again, it may be that I’m just not much of […]

Country roads

Posted by Ken Campbell December 11, 2009 0 Comment 1063 views

The road between Sappho and Clallam Bay, SR 113, twists and winds through the valleys and, at a few places, touches the mountains as well. The route of the two-lane blacktop has varied a bit since it was first constructed but, for the most part, it follows the original course. Cut through deep stands of […]

Brrrrrrr

Posted by Ken Campbell December 10, 2009 1 Comment 1103 views

This cold snap we’re feeling here in western Washington has me wondering if I’m starting to show my age. Which is almost the same thing as feeling my age, except worse. (There is a reason that, as we get on in years, we feel the pull of Miami or Phoenix, San Diego or Key West. […]

Fish wrap and field reports

Posted by Ken Campbell December 8, 2009 0 Comment 909 views

Here’s the media perspective from the Reach, somewhat skewed but mostly accurate. It’s always interesting to get a glimpse of the way that others see you. Meanwhile, the Field Report (with photos), is up on the Azimuth Expeditions web site. Enjoy the read.

Back

Posted by Ken Campbell December 6, 2009 1 Comment 1610 views

Okay… let’s get the weather myths dealt with right from the start: it’s no colder in the Tri-cities than it is over on this side of the Cascades, at least not this week. Which is chilling me at the moment, to the bone, but really, I was grateful for the weather the last few days […]

Gone to the east side

Posted by Ken Campbell December 3, 2009 0 Comment 1073 views

I have a few days off here, and I’m planning on spending them some place different and new. To me, at least. I have had it on my list – oh, that list. That constantly-growing, insatiable list – for years now. I can only imagine what the Columbia River looked like back in the day, […]