Close to the Water: Boat Ramp Champs
I was on one of my early camp-cruising trips in a 15-foot rowboat when I approached the tiny marina at Blake Island State Marine Park. Two sailors from a 40-foot trawler climbed down from their deck chairs to the dock. “Do…
#TBT: Rowing the Rapids of the Inside Passage
In our latest Throwback Thursday, heading south from the Broughtons on a small boat, the big rapids of the Inside Passage are calling. If you haven't already read the first in Bruce's series on his Inside Passage small boat…
#TBT: Portland’s ‘Witches on the Willamette’ Rules the River
Happy Halloween! In our latest Throwback Thursday, we're reminded of the spooky scene at last year's annual SUP witch paddle in Portland. After a week of unrelenting rain, I woke up to a sunny Saturday before Halloween that…
Close to the Water: The Old-Fashioned Way
Navigating the waters of the Pacific Northwest with simplicity and satisfaction
Close to the Water: Other Boats
My old college friend and I were eager to get away and forgot the daily details that usually preoccupy us. And as we slowly ghosted into Jones Island’s broad horseshoe-shaped cove, I knew we’d chosen the right spot. An…
