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Wow, what good time we all had at this year’s Tri Club Picnic!  We had a great turnout with several dozen club members and some industry reps including   Werner Paddles ,   Rack N Road   and   Sterling Kayaks .  Fun games, giveaways, a great paddle out to Biz Point and best of all, heaps of great food!

We had a great trip!  September 5-7, 2014.  Rode the Flood from Washington park, to Strawberry Island for lunch.  Crossed over to Peavine pass, and had ice cream at the Blakely island store.  Then on to the WWTA camp at Obstruction pass.  Saturday we paddled up to Clark Island passing thru some challenging tidal rips, and returned to O. pass on nearly flat water, visiting Doe island.  Sunday the ebb didn't give us the boost we expected, but we paddled down the east side of Blakely island to James island, where we waited out the flood, Then crossed back to Washington park.  We enjoyed fine September weather, nearly full moon, light winds.    We visited 4 WWTA sites and all were in good condition, and mostly vacant on this weekend after Labor day.  Lead by Karl Guntheroth, with Katie Level, Kathleen Grimly, and Mike Beeler.  We saw many of the usual wildlife plus porpoises, river otters, seals, phalaropes, herman's gull, sea lemon (c...

Seven paddlers put in at La Conner on August 3 on a beautiful windless Sunday and paddled to Goat Island, where we inspected the remains of a Fort Wilson, dating back to pre-World War I, and returned through the fish hole in the jetty. A good time was had by all. Lots of   great pictures here   by Judy Titone, Michelle Beeler and Don Erickson

Six paddlers ventured out into the unpredictable waters surrounding that manmade strip of sand, rocks and driftwood known as Jetty Island.  As always, the Jetty didn’t disappoint and we had some interesting paddling along the west side. Good times were had by all. Pictures   by James Rose

Eight paddlers launched from Washington Park at 9:30 after admiring John's new ride. We paddled with a current to the Burrows Island light house, where we stopped briefly to assess a fog bank to the south. Forging bravely on, we rounded Allen Island, paddled north on a strong current, and stopped for lunch at the Water Trails campground on Burrows Island. We returned through choppy waters between Burrows Island and Fidalgo Head, arriving at the launch area around 2:00. A good time was had by all.

Six paddlers enjoyed a nice warm paddle around Lake Stevens.  We saw various wildlife including bald eagles, ducks, jetskiers and wakeboarders.  We negotiated both natural and man-made swells. Remarkably (or perhaps not...), the water was very clear and we could see the bottom in many areas.  We had views of Mt. Baker to the north and Mt. Pilchuck to the east. If you look closely at the picture below, you can see the sun reflecting off Mt. Pilchuck’s look-out. Photos   by James Rose.

Three paddlers set out from South Seattle on a beautiful summer day and paddled up the Duwamish Waterway, the heart of the shipping industry in the Port of Seattle's working waterfront. We paddled by huge cranes, massive barges, and gigantic tugs and enjoyed lunch at a small road-end park.  Pics by   Jim Haffner   and   Julie Titone