Archive for October, 2009
This week in The Kamchatka Project Schoolhouse we’re learning about how law is used in the United States and Canada to protect salmon and salmon habitat.
Last Halloween, we had a special event on the White Salmon River, the Halloween Howl. This event consisted of chasing ‘floating’ pumpkins down a class IV rapid. Whoever ended up with the most pumpkins, won raffle prizes at the end of the day. We had over 50 participants in about… Read the rest
My idea of what a mining town might have been like is probably skewed severely by the many westerns I used to watch with my grandpa while growing up. However, the possibility of seeing the remains of the city that was once the center of Washington’s gold rush was extremely… Read the rest
Last weekend a group of paddlers from Portland and Salem headed down to the McKenzie to indulge in a little bit of fall paddling. Chris, a student of mine, has been telling me about how awesome the McKenzie for as long as I’ve known him. He organizes a huge group… Read the rest
Join The Kamchatka Project in their new forum, the Schoolhouse, to learn about and contribute your knowledge to this week’s topic: Salmon in North America.
Donning a dry suit and paddling out into a grey and stormy Pacific, on a day where you know your boat is going to be constantly beaten by salty swell, the rain will pour right into your face and the wind will force you to engage all of your muscles,… Read the rest
This past weekend, we were busy. Sam, Chelsey and I hosted the largest gathering of advanced acroyogis (blend of acrobatics, yoga, and flying massage) that has ever converged in Arizona. We taught and practiced for nearly 10 hours a day on Saturday and Sunday. It was a beautiful sight, to… Read the rest
I found myself looking at the forecast for all of Washington and everywhere was calling for rain. It’s getting to be that time of year again. Everywhere but Frenchman’s Coulee. At least the forecast was calling for a small percentage of a chance of rain there. To add, I’ve never… Read the rest
Just a little behind the scenes action in which one of these Seattle hooligans talks unending smack about the Washington vs. Oregon Grail de la Grunge battle. Brad Ross intervenes. There is hat of questionable taste involved.
By way of back-story, Slate Olson (Rapha) and crew retrieved the coveted grail… Read the rest
I’ve been a certified personal trainer for over 10 years, and have been asked by clients to give them a challenging workout in a short period of time. This is one I recommend and can be done by any fitness level (by using exercise modifications).
Fall Workout – hanging out
