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.~

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Mountain biking on Mount Rainier

Long before Jim discovered the joys of
paddle racing, flying off roots at
mock speeds along narrow trails
while racing in expert class, mountain bike
competitions was his passion for years.
Having grown up under the shadowy slopes 
of majestic Mount Rainier,
a recent mountain cabin getaway weekend
for Jim to 'return to his roots'
took on a whole new meaning!
From hiking, biking and boarding the
Cascade & Olympic mountains to 
paddling & sailing the Puget Sound & Salish seas....
Weekends for this Pacific Northwest native
mean 2 days a week full of endless adventure sport quests- playing hard, staying fit & having fun with friends while seizing the seasons in Nature's perfect outdoor lovers playground!!
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Headin' to the Westside...

 Another fine fall weekend spent
paddlin' 45 miles 
while sea kayak expeditioning
& pirate camping
 from Anacortes to James
& San Juan islands
and everwhere
yet nowhere really
in between...
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Sunday, September 26, 2010

Going to Church...

‎....means different things to different people.
 In our family it means rising before dawn
and dressing &/or packing in our finest
polypro, fleece & goretex,
to go for a hike with 3700 feet of elevation gain
in 8 1/2 steep, roundtrip miles
up & down a high alpine,
switch-backed trail.
As we laughingly celebrate autumns splendid arrival
one late Saturday in September, 
while frollicking with friends
and scrambling to reach the narrow-ridged summit
 of a beautiful 6,100 feet
 North Cascade mountain.
Read more about the Church mountain trail and hike at http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/church-mountain
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Kayak Surfs up!

With only a few weeks left o' summer
Jim couldn't resist the calling of some bigger wave action.
So we packed up our toys (aka boats:)
and headed for the Oregon Coast.
From paddling with pelicans
under glorious sunshine,
to introducing new family vacation activities...
like SAND DUNE SURFING!
The Oregon Coast has somethin' for
paddlers of all skills & sizes!!
~Happy end o' season adventuring!~
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Island Paddlers Nature Photography


It's official! We've excitedly founded a business doing what we love together...
Escaping amongst the wildness
of Nature's wilderness.
100% BLUE ~ Ocean Powered Photo Art
(How do you like our office?!)
Calendars, canvas prints, cards, custom-orders...
Coming soon to a gallery, farmer's market, holiday bizarre,
friend's coffee shop, website near you!! ;)


~Island Paddlers Nature Photography~

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