Sunday, July 21, 2019 I woke up early Sunday morning to absolutely fabulous weather. Not a cloud in the sky, and not even a hint of wind. Hmmm. It was also high tide. I knew that because I had checked the tide tables the night before. I’ve never kayaked in…
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Two days, one night backpacking in the northern Cascade Mountains June 1-2, 2019 This was my first hiking trip with the Mountaineers, an outdoors group I joined in late April. The Mountaineers describes itself as “teaching skills, sharing adventures” and “getting people of all ages outside safely and responsibly for…
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Wrestling with loading it by myself for the first time and its maiden voyage A couple of weeks ago, I purchased a fiery red Inuit LiquidLogic 14.5 kayak I saw listed on Craigslist. I met the seller in the pouring rain just south of Yelm. I inspected it pretty carefully,…
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Three days, two nights backpacking in the Olympic Mountains July 12-14, 2019 I signed up for the Lena Lake trip on MeetUp. I didn’t know anybody in the group, so it seemed like a great opportunity to both meet new people and explore a new area. I met up with…
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