Adventures in Paddling the Pacific Northwest

Ice skating at the Moses Lake ice rink is free for at least this year and has become a traditional Wednesday event for our extended family. Paddling is on hold and there is not enough snow for cross-country skiing in the Cascades.

Camping at Doheny Beach State Park in Dana Point, California made a great base for visiting missions, kayaking, and shopping in Southern California.

We can tell winter is here by looking out the window at Moses Lake. Every year this arm of the lake freezes solid from about the middle of November until the middle of March.

Get your paddle wet at Deception Pass by understanding the tides and currents

Introducing new paddlers to the joys of skin on frame kayaks.

Introducing two bright and capable kids to kayaking is one of the most rewarding jobs in the world.

Dave Kruger is an Astoria, Oregon based kayaking pal whose posts on Paddlewise (www.paddlewise.net to join the email list) and on West Coast Paddlers (www.westcoastpaddlers.com) are very popular and entertaining reads. (Catch his story archive at http://www.kayaktrips.net/sea-kayak/cat_dave_kruger.html .) Dave has also moved to a “mothership” form of cruising and over the past two years has [...]

Yesterday, April 25, 2009 at 2pm we launched the muthah-ship at the Oak Harbor, WA marina on Whidbey Island. This marina is only about 15nm from Deception Pass and 20nm from the San Juan Islands (unless you count the island Anacortes is on as one of the San Juans – as some people do). We [...]

As some of you may already know, my mothership (better known as the “muthah ship”) has been a project for the past 15 months. Three weeks ago we trailered the boat to Oak Harbor where we had a marine mechanic go through the engine/outdrive and get the power systems ready to go. Tonight Sue and [...]

My paddling partner Pam visited yesterday (April 22, 2009) and we ended up out on the lake for some reason. The day before was sunny and 84F but yesterday was cloudy, windy, and 60F. Goes to show ya what happens if you’re not in time.
Moses Lake can work up a nice froth when it’s blowing [...]