I didn’t know it at the time, but, back in the early 70′s my destiny as a paddler was sealed with summers on Lake Tahoe paddling the Wee - 4. Today, Hayden was all smiles as he took his maiden voyage in the historic Christensen family canoe. Although, I am pretty sure his fate as a paddler [...]

It is never too early to start training for the Yukon River Quest 2024!!! Keep Charging! Heather, Brandon and Hayden

Before I have even opened my eyes most mornings, Hayden climbs on top of me bright-eyed and bushy-tailed demanding adventure. “I hike in the woods!” “Woodpecker – peck peck!” “Deer poop!” (that’s my little tracker – loves searching for deer poop!) And, the ones that warm my heart, “I paddle Double Joy?” or “I paddle [...]

Today, under a big blue sky, warm sun and cool breeze we celebrated the coming of the first day of spring with a family paddle and picnic on Lake Padden in Bellingham. Hayden did most of the paddling, while I coached him on his wing paddle technique. A picture of Brandon, our motor in the [...]

In Bellingham, if you find yourself wearing a goofy, green costume while running elbow-to-elbow in a half-mile-long river of cheering runners, or jumping into arctic-cold Lake Padden in nothing but your swimsuit in mid-winter while surrounded by 100′s of other ridiculously enthusiastic people doing the exact same thing — chances are, City of Bellingham Parks [...]

A year and a half ago, when we were shopping for our current Sudden Valley home, we visited house after house. Then, we found ‘THE ONE’. The first time I sat on the perfectly staged couch in the living and looked out into the 100′s of acres of protected forest across the street that backs [...]

According to our great friends, the Burnett’s, we have GOT to take Hayden to Shi Shi Beach in Olympic National Park. Camping right on a long sandy beach in the middle of one of the world’s most beautiful natural playgrounds sounded good to me! So, I did a little reading. The Burnett girls on a [...]