Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Eskimo Kisses

This is way too cute not to post. Hayden and Ashby puckering up for a goodbye kiss after a playdate at the beach… ~In the Spirit of Compassiona and Adventure~ Heather, Brandon and Hayden Storm





Monday, July 20th, 2009

Gorge Outrigger Races '09

If you like wind, waves, and stiff competetion – you would love the Gorge Outrigger Races. 100′s of racers from Canada and the US come for the 2-day competition. The Skamania Fairgrounds becomes a ‘tent city’ literered with 6-man outrigger canoes, OC1’2 and 2′s, surfskis and paddle boards. Fit and tan racers wander around socializing [...]





Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

Baker Lake Camping Trip

After our Lummi circumnavigation, I gave my surfski a few days off, loaded our stand-up paddle board and plastic sit-on top kayak and gear for car camping – and joined seventeen 6 -10 year-olds and their Mom’s camping on Baker Lake. Located near Concrete, WA, and only 1 hour and 15 minutes from our Sudden [...]





Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Circum-Lummi Paddle

Last Saturday, surfski racers Traci C. and Tracy L came up from Seattle to check out one of our local favorite paddles; the 20-mile circumnavigation of Lummi Island.We started our adventure at the Lummi Ferry Terminal. The Ferry Terminal is the starting spot for many a paddler heading out to explore Lummi Island or the [...]





Monday, July 6th, 2009

Annual Anacortes to Bellingham Challenge

Anacortes to Bellingham – a simple but challenging “adventure paddle” that Morris came up with a few years back, and one that has always attracted a nice handful of hardcore suffer-seekers. The idea, as Morris puts it, is basically to “take advantage” of a massive flood tide ripping northward… to peel into Rosario Strait from [...]