The raised landmass of Destruction Island is shaped somewhat like a comma when viewed from above. Sholes extends in either direction for a great distance. It looks like a huge clawed hand was scraping this part of the Pacific coastline and missed this part. From a distance it looks like a green tabletop eighty feet […]
Author: Jordan
Darryl Penn is the head of the Quileute Marina here at La Push. His tiny office seems to serve as a place of gossip, social gathering, and information center as much as it does marina business. I assume he gets stressed but he’s not inclined to show it. I did see him thank a young […]
The sky in La Push and much of the Washington coast is a bright white. The sun seems to shine even brighter through the haze. Large sea stacks of dark rock dot the coast and are dominated by James Island, a fortress like formation of dark rock toped in trees that protects the entrance to […]
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Big Thanks to Steve and Steve.
The North American Open Water Rowing Championships were a great time. Open water rowing is a very warm and friendly community and I want to take some time to thank the two guys who put the event together: Steve Wells of Evergreen Rowing and Port Townsend local, rower and shipwright Steve Chapin. These two guys spearheaded […]
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Rough Water Racing at NAOWRC
Dense fog condensed off the bow of the Maas Open Water Double Rick and I raced in. Over my shoulder I could just make out the schooner ‘Merrie Ellen’ emerging from the mist, her pink hull and off-white sails ghostly shades of grey. I hate fog, it scares me, and I wondered briefly at the […]