Jordan Rowing with Signature Hat and Kokatat gear
Doing trips like this in your early thirties is quite different than in your early twenties. Relationships, careers and kids, can make carving out this time a great deal harder and I was thankful to have Adam, who departed in Hot Springs, for as long as we did. This did not stave off a strong feeling of melancholy at the idea of saying goodbye to one twentieth of our little band. Five had been crowded Continue reading »
David Burch PhD aboard JRH
On behalf of OAR Northwest, I would like to extend a sincere thank you to some extraordinary Base Camp crew! These folks have provided countless hours, skills, dedication, spirit and late-evening international boarder crossings to support the expedition, team and base camp activities. As part of OAR Northwest’s daily expedition action, they communicate with crew members, troubleshoot instruments & on-the-water situations, Continue reading »
Markus using Jetboil stove to cook grub
We have been getting lots of questions via direct message and from people on the street during layovers about the average day on an ocean rowboat. I thought I’d take a moment to paint that picture, and see if we have any aspiring adventurers out there.
Sleep/Wake Cycle: Traditional cycles are row 2 hours, rest 2 hours. During your rest time it’s up to you whether you sleep, brush your teeth, eat, do laundry, etc. For this trip, Adam researched polyphasic Continue reading »
Hesquiaht First Nation Place of Learning and Crew
The Hot Spring, BC village has a very nice new school, called the Hesquiaht First Nation Place of Learning. According to Carly the teacher it would really be nice with forty kids, but for now it has ten; and, by the looks of it ten very well looked-after kids. Upon arriving in the Hesquiaht village we arranged to visit the school just before the doors closed, and we made it to class. The school includes beautiful wood building with Continue reading »
Jordan R&R in Hot Springs BC
Hot Springs cove, located in Maquinna Provincial Park, is small and narrow. Halfway up is a public dock that leads to a boardwalk trail two kilometers to the hot springs. On the trail are large twisted cedars and lush vegetation. Yellow lily like flowers called skunk cabbage, a sign of spring, grew abundantly on the board walk.
With only the slightest smell of sulfur a spring feeds its way out of the bowels of the earth about one hundred yards from shore making its way under the boardwalk and into a pool before cascading in an eight foot steaming waterfall. The water falls Continue reading »
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