Romancing the Seas
The following is a (mostly) true story from my time in the early 2000s as a sea kayak guide in the San Juan Islands. This story appears in the Summer 2021 edition of The Mount Baker Experience. Martine was dead … Continued
The Dry Islands: It’s not easy being a tree in the San Juans
You have to notice the madrones. Even an ardent arborophobe is persuaded to gaze with satisfaction upon a madrone (or madrona, if you like adding syllables to your words). Your eye is drawn to them as you pass between the … Continued
The Ambivalent Archipelago: First Impressions of the San Juan Islands
I’m currently working on my book, The Kayak Chronicles, about kayaking in the San Juan Islands, and from time to time I’ll share little bits of my writing via this blog. I don’t know if these pieces will end up … Continued