CaptainOllieWest

My canoe outfitted weighs 63 lbs. I used to trip with a 68 lb. canoe, this feels heavier! Taking it out for its maiden voyage...

So excited! After much looking I purchased an Esquif Echo this past weekend. Need the temps to warm up to thaw our ponds and rivers up...

A paddle/hike day yesrerday -Long Island, Willapa Bay, WA.

It's happening at all the beautiful places that get "discovered" by people with plenty of money. The place changes in ways that are...

Mazama, Winthrop, Twisp, the Methow River, and the Omak Stampede, i love the Okanagan Plateau and everything about it. The area used...

On Thursday, March 12th, after a relatively warm rain front passed through, it looked like spring was on its way... ...it started...

It took a while betweent the first time paddling one and owning one. tlc wil be done this summer.

Snow squalls and hail off and on all day, but these South Bristol harbor rats refused to believe it wasn’t spring.

Breezy at our local beach today, gusts near 70 mph. You can still see the contrast between the dark water from the St Joseph river in...

I spent 25 years in that wonderful valley and got to know the area quite well. The first time I encountered the rain shadow effect was...

Kerouac inspired us back in the late 60s and 70s. Old cars, a bedroll and a box of tools and we were down the road. 1969 it was a 1957...

Desolation Peak Trail via Ross Lake, Washington - 149 Reviews, Map | AllTrails https://share.google/iyz7CmO7gSS2iEjcL Here is the...

Jack Kerouac spent a summer at a fire lookout in the North Cascades in Washington State. Many of his works were inspired by his stay...

I have done two trips on Ross Lake in the Northern Cascades. I still haven't hiked to the Desolation Peak. Each time something came up...

My Fishell Ray Special on the left and my new WBS (Bruce Smith) Classic on the right.