We chose for our Christmas Adventure the salmon breeding, eagle feeding Nooksack River bed where we rockhopped and hiked as we counted dozens of eagles and checked out cool ice formations in the rocks. Hayden threw rock after rock into a small sidecreek. Every single time rock hit water he would exclaim, “PLOP!” with a [...]

I had an all girls dinner party at a friends Lake Whatcom waterfront home tonight. Since it was glassy water and not a puff of wind, I hopped in my surfski ski and let the full moon lead the way. Brandon and Hayden came and met me at the Sudden Valley Marina on my return [...]

“There’s no secret to balance, you just have to feel the waves.” ~Frank Herbert Happy Paddling, Heather, Brandon and Hayden

Sunday morning I loaded Hayden up in the jogger and headed for a run in the trails near our home. My outfit of a tanktop and shorts would suggest it was, perhaps, still August or September. But no, it really is October! I arrived back home, high on vitamin D and sunshine, and checked the [...]

It may be the first day of fall…. But summer is definitely NOT over!!! The week before Labor Day, as we biked, SUP’d, paddled and camped on Lopez Island, I mourned the coming end of summer. It went so fast… how could it possibly be coming to an end?BUT… it is with a brilliant 80F [...]

Bellingham must be one of the most amazing places on earth. Last Friday, as I stood atop Artist Point with Hayden and our good friends Mikyn and Ashby under clear blue skies, surrounded by snow covered mountain peaks and hills glowing with fall reds and oranges… I felt light and giddy with the beauty of [...]

Last Night I was reminded, once again, what an amazing place we live in – and what a World Class group of friends we have. While Brandon, and our other Papa friends took care of the little one’s for the evening, I headed out for a sunset sail on the Gato Verde with ten wonderful [...]

The San Juan’s have a reputation for being incredibly friendly and welcoming to visitors. Amongst those islands, Lopez Island is known as THE friendliest. It is also known as the biking island. The combination of gently rolling hills and drivers who love cyclists makes it the perfect place to tour by bike. Then there are [...]

Last Saturday Heather, Hayden and I traveled to the Jericho Sailing Center in Vancouver, BC, for the 10th annual Oceanman Swim-Paddle-Run Triathlon. Heather did the family name proud by winning the Iron Women’s division (you can read her blog HERE) while Hayden and I supported her as “shore crew.”A couple hours after the race we [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

A Necessary Expedition… Part II “I am unable to explain the Mount Fairweather, a 48-foot-long baidarka, in terms of anything except the art of boat building itself.” With these words, George Dyson opens the chapter in his book “Baidarka” devoted exclusively to his largest baidarka – indeed, the largest ever built. Six cockpits line the [...]