Mt. bike racing on Whidbey island

Our "What did you do this weekend?" adventure

includes a tale of 4 friends who

camped on nearby beautiful

*windy* Whidbey island

under a rainshadow & backdropped

by spectacular shows of Nature,

to giggle,

hike & bike

 along Fort Ebey State Park trails one day,

 be met by more friends the next

to spend another awesome day together racing...

(*A first race in a new sport for 2 of us, who'd
only planned on being spousal chearleaders :)

Jones island Equinox 2011

This past weekend 15 PNW watertribe friends

gathered via kayaks, power and sailboats

 on the last day of winter for their annual
Jones island Equinox campout celebration...

10 travelled a distance of over 40 miles under
 human power in bigger than forecast winds
and strong full moon tides.

3 sailed from La Connor.

5 more, including kids & dog, came in a
power boat from Anacortes.

 And the other 7 brave pirate paddlers departed

Fidalgo island shores for the long haul,

a 23 mile Salish Seas paddle across a big &

messy Rosario Strait, then on through

beautiful inner island channels to
 rendevous at a favorite campsite...

To laugh, hike, eat, drink and be merry
together on a remote island

around a campfire, sharing delicious food
and tales while frollicking under a Super full moon
in 'Natures Disneyland'...

All so we could wake up and do it all over again!-

Getting soaked, surfing, cold,
windblown, blistered, chaffed

and totally spoiled by rugged island

wildlife on another amazing San Juan island

adventure paddle journey back home!

Here's a short video of the weekend highlights...;)

Jones island Equinox 2011 from Island Paddlers on Vimeo.

From Burrows to Baker

The first weekend in March

brought blissfully warm,

springlike weather for us

to playfully paddle

around several San Juan islands

on Saturday morning

before switching gear,

and snowboarding all day Sunday

at Mount Baker!

Neah Bay Nature video

Neah Bay Winter Getaway 2011 from Island Paddlers on Vimeo.

Enjoy this touching compilation of inspiring Nature photography and short video clips from our annual, cold weathered escape to hike and paddle out and around the farthest reaches of where the roads end and adventure begins along the very ruggedly remote, Northwest corner of beautiful Washington State...

Neah Bay Winter Getaway

For the 4th year in a row we enjoyed

escaping to where the roads end in the very farthest

Northwest corners of our beautiful
Washington state

for our annual
Neah Bay *winter* Getaway...

Every year we so look forward to these four days when

we get to hike our favorite coastal trails

along beautiful boardwalks

visit the special site of an old Makah village,

explore miles of untouched Pacific Coast beaches,

share sunny picnics on cold winter days...

and paddle in open ocean waters!! 
This year we were super stoked to

launch our tandem Nootka Plus from
the Neah Bay marina

and head about 5 miles down the Strait

around Cape Flattery

to Tatoosh island where we found

some nice 4 to 6 foot Pacific Ocean swells 

to ride back in half the time on!

With abundant wildlife constantly
surrounding us- at least 100 bald eagles,

families of sea otters, deer and
more keeping us company everyday

on our blissfully remote land & sea adventuring....

Exploring. Photographing. Learning. Laughing we go....!