The last of the summer wine. VII

This excerpt will be the last in the Epic Lake Roosevelt paddle. Map-of-Lake-Roosevelt-National-Recreation-Area . After paddling over 130 miles, I am pleased to announce IT IS DONE! The river has taught me so much; about myself, qualities, strengths, weakness and fears. I hope that you have enjoyed reading about those also. So to complete […]

Harvey creek Washington, salmon run, Sullivan lake.

It’s that time of year again. While most of us are planning Thanksgiving dinner, some of us are getting excited about the local salmon run. The best time to see this magnificent event is mid to end November. So if your feeling holed up indoors as the weather turns, take a day […]

Jerry johnson and the Weir creek hot springs.

Winter is a great time to hit up your local hot springs. Living in the Spokane area however will require some travel. The closest natural springs are located by Missoula Mt. There are some springs on the western side of Washington too. Considering winter travel conditions in the area, Jerry johnson and Weir creek are […]

Hawk creek VI

Continuing on the Map-of-Lake-Roosevelt-National-Recreation-Area paddle. Floyd met us girls at seven bays resort and marina on a Saturday. We weren’t in a hurry to get back so we took him paddle camping. At this point we had paddle 100 miles. It took a long time. Of course then again we really were not in a hurry. Every […]