View Larger Map If you live in the Seattle area, Lake Sammamish is a great place to have a relaxing and not too challenging paddle (assuming the weather is otherwise nice, of course). If you want to make a day of it, there are some opportunities coming up for exploring the lake. On March 7 [...]

Happy new year, people! Humpback whales: Astonishing pictures of feeding frenzy … taken from a kayak | Mail Online. I just came across this crazy-ass article with pictures of a humpback whale feeding frenzy taken from way up close by some guy on a kayak. Now, I’m all in favor of feeding frenzies, especially when [...]

Seeing a whale while kayaking is an extra special treat. But unless you are very knowledgeable, you are likely to be disappointed if your only purpose for heading out in your kayak for the day is to see whales. While whale watching tours almost always find whales, they also have much faster boats and communicate [...]

Man, do they stink. I don’t always get close enough to smell them, but when I do, it’s olfactory hell. These in particular didn’t smell too bad. But the ones at Pillar Point Marina, near Half Moon Bay, were going to kill me with their horrible stench. There is something about rotting fish-breath that makes [...]