When Brandon and I married 8 years ago, a promise to love and cherish came sometime after the vow, in front of 150 family and friends, to a life of adventure. Since we met, Brandon and I have spent our time together jumping back and forth between ultra-marathon paddling, adventure racing and 3 – 6 [...]

Check out the YouTube Video Brandon made of the 2010 Lake Padden Polar Bear Plunge! Direct Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5LJwAyr9Ng Happy 2010,Heather, Brandon and Hayden

Brandon, Hayden and I decided to bring in the New Year ‘adventure-style’. With about 500 other northwest locals we gathered at Bellingham’s recreational epicenter, Lake Padden. The celebration began by jogging around the lake shoulder-to-shoulder with the mass of adventure-seekers. As we finished the lap, you could feel a surge in the group energy because [...]

Bringing in the New Year in our new tent, a gift from Grandma and Grandpa! Wishing you all a healthy, happy and adventure-filled 2010! Heather, Brandon and Hayden Storm Nelson

On our previous post, Hooked On Rowing, we got so many comments on Hayden scaling his climbing wall in the background of the first picture that we thought we would celebrate his favorite hobby with a video. Here is the direct link to the You Tube Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK3w_3s3QrwHeather, Brandon and Hayden Storm

I remember the exact moment that I knew I wanted – no, NEEDED – a rowing machine. It was 7:00AM, the winds were blowing into the 40’s, it was a bone-chilling 12F with wind chill, and it was darker than dirt outside. Since Hayden was born, I have stuck to an early morning paddle routine [...]

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 [...]

First, gather 158 single and double blade race boats, a row boat, a pedal boat, a flotilla of touring boats, stand up paddle boards and a couple traditional paddleboards. Then flip a coin.Heads, you get 30 knot gusts, over-head wind waves and El Nino ground swell finding its way from the deep, mid-Pacific, all serving [...]

“Cloudy with a chance of light rain and snow. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Southeast wind to 10 mph in the morning becoming light. “First snow of the winter is scheduled for Saturday. It wouldn’t be right if the weather Gods didn’t throw something fun at us for the Annual Deception Pass [...]

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

Holy Moly… 111 racers have already signed up for the Dec 12th Deception Pass Dash! This year will be the first year for Paddle Boarders to be entered in the race.It is a fun, beautiful, and potentially gnarly course. If you are up for the challenge… register by Nov 28. If you wait prices go [...]