Living on the most eastern of the San Juan archipelago islands, Fidalgo island, the variety of trip & training paddle routes from here are endless. While strong currents do exist in nearly every channel surrounding our island shores, learning how to use these currents to travel in the back eddies, the mid-channel-river-like 'green tongue', along with harnessing the strength of the winds (with kayak sails), is what paddling the San Juans is all about to us... Efficiency. Speed. Using what Nature offers to help us achieve our paddling (distance travelling & racing speed) goals. Which sometimes mandates a combination of styles & skills from river and sea kayaking mixed in with occasional surfing and sailing. Adreline rushes. Personal Speed Records. Risk-taking. Innovation. ~Paddle the Islands and let Nature Inspire.~

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Crystal Mountain Birthday Boardin'

For Jim's 36th birthday we returned to the slopes of his home mountain to shred it up with friends on snowboards down some of our most favorite & fast mountain runs...

Crystal Mountain Birthday Boardin' from Island Paddlers on Vimeo.

Share laughs and turns with us as we pass the camera back and forth while quickly carving down the hills of Crystal Mountain on a late January day, picking our lines through crazy crowds, low visibility fog and spring-like snow conditions.
Posted by

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Eagle Cliff ~ Winter Paddle & Hike


Eagle Cliff ~ Winter Hike & Paddle from Island Paddlers on Vimeo.

4 friends spend one winter day adventurously sea kayaking just over 16 miles in strong Salish Sea currents to reach a remote island so they can hike a few miles up a muddy forest trail and lunch atop a steep cliff with dramatic 360 degree, panoramic views of a rugged island archipelago and multiple mountain ranges, before returning to their small boats for a sunset, channel paddle home...
Posted by

Saturday, January 1, 2011

A PNW 'Seas to Slopes' New Years Eve Countdown!

From a sunrise sea kayak circumnavigation around
a couple of Salish Sea islands
  to an evening of shredding on snowboards
down slick Steven Pass, Cascade mountain slopes...
*Filming Seas to Slopes was our funnest, wave chasin',
 line pickin', New Year's Countdowinin', fast-paced,
double header, frollick yet!! ;)
Posted by
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)