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14th Ave NW Street-End Boat Launch
We are celebrating Louise‘s birthday (don‘t ask how many she‘s had already) with a paddle from the Ballard 14th Ave NW boat launch to Ivar‘s Salmon House for lunch. In honor of the special occasion it will not be to the fried food counter out at the street, but rather a sit-down repast in view of our boats tied up at their dock. We will likely detour en route to or from in order to show the "Sleepless in Seattle" houseboat to our teenaged grandson, who will be paddling with us.
Methow Valley, Twisp, Loup Loup Camground
Multiple days of great paddling in the sun filled Methow Valley. Trips each day will vary depending on interest and the willingness of people to coordinate them. Possibilities include class I to III+ river sections.
Registering for this event does not obligate you to paddle every day, it just means you plan to attend some or all of it.
Appropriate bow and stern flotation is required for all kayaks and canoes.
Commonly run river sections are:
Methow River - Carlton to McFarland Creek: Class II
Methow River - McFarland Creek to Burma Rd: A splashy Class II+ with some big waves
Methow River - Black Canyon: A fun in the sun Class III+ with some challenging rapids
Twisp River: a fun technical Class III
The Wednesday, July 3rd paddle will be class II+ and will meet at Methow River McFarland Boat launch at 11am to accommodate members traveling Wednesday morning.
One community dinner is being planned at the campground for Friday uly 5th, and there will likely be other shared dinners and dutch oven desserts. Here is a link for the potluck organizer tool. Please indicate what you will bring. https://www.perfectpotluck.com/JOGE2484
This is a car camping trip and camping will be at Loup Loup Campground off of Hwy 20, east of Twisp. This is a delightful campground that offers respite from the heat of the valley.
Methow Valley, Twisp, Loup Loup Camground
Multiple days of great paddling in the sun filled Methow Valley. Trips each day will vary depending on interest and the willingness of people to coordinate them. Possibilities include class I to III+ river sections.
Registering for this event does not obligate you to paddle every day, it just means you plan to attend some or all of it.
Appropriate bow and stern flotation is required for all kayaks and canoes.
Commonly run river sections are:
Methow River - Carlton to McFarland Creek: Class II
Methow River - McFarland Creek to Burma Rd: A splashy Class II+ with some big waves
Methow River - Black Canyon: A fun in the sun Class III+ with some challenging rapids
Twisp River: a fun technical Class III
The Wednesday, July 3rd paddle will be class II+ and will meet at Methow River McFarland Boat launch at 11am to accommodate members traveling Wednesday morning.
One community dinner is being planned at the campground for Friday uly 5th, and there will likely be other shared dinners and dutch oven desserts. Here is a link for the potluck organizer tool. Please indicate what you will bring. https://www.perfectpotluck.com/JOGE2484
This is a car camping trip and camping will be at Loup Loup Campground off of Hwy 20, east of Twisp. This is a delightful campground that offers respite from the heat of the valley.
Methow Valley, Twisp, Loup Loup Camground
Multiple days of great paddling in the sun filled Methow Valley. Trips each day will vary depending on interest and the willingness of people to coordinate them. Possibilities include class I to III+ river sections.
Registering for this event does not obligate you to paddle every day, it just means you plan to attend some or all of it.
Appropriate bow and stern flotation is required for all kayaks and canoes.
Commonly run river sections are:
Methow River - Carlton to McFarland Creek: Class II
Methow River - McFarland Creek to Burma Rd: A splashy Class II+ with some big waves
Methow River - Black Canyon: A fun in the sun Class III+ with some challenging rapids
Twisp River: a fun technical Class III
The Wednesday, July 3rd paddle will be class II+ and will meet at Methow River McFarland Boat launch at 11am to accommodate members traveling Wednesday morning.
One community dinner is being planned at the campground for Friday uly 5th, and there will likely be other shared dinners and dutch oven desserts. Here is a link for the potluck organizer tool. Please indicate what you will bring. https://www.perfectpotluck.com/JOGE2484
This is a car camping trip and camping will be at Loup Loup Campground off of Hwy 20, east of Twisp. This is a delightful campground that offers respite from the heat of the valley.
The same stretch that we do in the winter for the eagle float, from Marblemount to Rockport, just with warmer weather (and fewer eagles). ~10 mile trip, should take 2-3 hours. Class 1/1+
Methow Valley, Twisp, Loup Loup Camground
Multiple days of great paddling in the sun filled Methow Valley. Trips each day will vary depending on interest and the willingness of people to coordinate them. Possibilities include class I to III+ river sections.
Registering for this event does not obligate you to paddle every day, it just means you plan to attend some or all of it.
Appropriate bow and stern flotation is required for all kayaks and canoes.
Commonly run river sections are:
Methow River - Carlton to McFarland Creek: Class II
Methow River - McFarland Creek to Burma Rd: A splashy Class II+ with some big waves
Methow River - Black Canyon: A fun in the sun Class III+ with some challenging rapids
Twisp River: a fun technical Class III
The Wednesday, July 3rd paddle will be class II+ and will meet at Methow River McFarland Boat launch at 11am to accommodate members traveling Wednesday morning.
One community dinner is being planned at the campground for Friday uly 5th, and there will likely be other shared dinners and dutch oven desserts. Here is a link for the potluck organizer tool. Please indicate what you will bring. https://www.perfectpotluck.com/JOGE2484
This is a car camping trip and camping will be at Loup Loup Campground off of Hwy 20, east of Twisp. This is a delightful campground that offers respite from the heat of the valley.
Methow Valley, Twisp, Loup Loup Camground
Multiple days of great paddling in the sun filled Methow Valley. Trips each day will vary depending on interest and the willingness of people to coordinate them. Possibilities include class I to III+ river sections.
Registering for this event does not obligate you to paddle every day, it just means you plan to attend some or all of it.
Appropriate bow and stern flotation is required for all kayaks and canoes.
Commonly run river sections are:
Methow River - Carlton to McFarland Creek: Class II
Methow River - McFarland Creek to Burma Rd: A splashy Class II+ with some big waves
Methow River - Black Canyon: A fun in the sun Class III+ with some challenging rapids
Twisp River: a fun technical Class III
The Wednesday, July 3rd paddle will be class II+ and will meet at Methow River McFarland Boat launch at 11am to accommodate members traveling Wednesday morning.
One community dinner is being planned at the campground for Friday uly 5th, and there will likely be other shared dinners and dutch oven desserts. Here is a link for the potluck organizer tool. Please indicate what you will bring. https://www.perfectpotluck.com/JOGE2484
This is a car camping trip and camping will be at Loup Loup Campground off of Hwy 20, east of Twisp. This is a delightful campground that offers respite from the heat of the valley.
Cashmere Take out parking lot
Join us for smaller than usual play waves on the great Wenatchee River. Expect hot air, warm water, non-intimidating surfing, excellent roll-in-combat practice and plenty of friendly support & laughs. This is class 3; bring a lunch, sunscreen, water.
Put in requires a Discover Pass or Wa. State Fishing Access Pass & will be either the dam in Dryden or Peshastin fishing access. Take out at Cashmere where no parking pass nor $ is required.
Cashmere Take out parking lot
Join us for smaller than usual play waves on the great Wenatchee River. Expect hot air, warm water, non-intimidating surfing, excellent roll-in-combat practice and plenty of friendly support & laughs. This is class 3; bring a lunch, sunscreen, water.
Put in requires a Discover Pass or Wa. State Fishing Access Pass & will be either the dam in Dryden or Peshastin fishing access. Take out at Cashmere where no parking pass nor $ is required.
This one day class will cover the basics of photography from a boat, including composition, settings, protecting your equipment from the elements, and a discussion of post-production techniques. You‘ll need a camera (and a boat), but whether it‘s a professional camera with a 500mm lens or a camera phone, we‘ll have some fun capturing wildlife from the water.
We will put in at Belvoir Place in Laurelhurst. Park on 42nd Ave NE, here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/nfLJWMY4gBdskPNR6 We‘ll paddle around Union Bay, which is a lovely maze of marsh grass and piers that birds are fond of.
We‘ll start a little earlier than most trips, to avoid the heat of the day and to get better light for pictures.
About me, your instructor: My name is Sam. I‘ve been a professional photographer for nearly 20 years, and though I focus (ha- see what I did there?) mostly on performance arts, like circus and dance, I also shoot a lot of wildlife and landscapes. You can see my work, if you‘d like, at www.sanderlingphotography.com
Boat Launch at the far eastern end of Rotary Park in Lowell
This 10.5 mile paddle will ride the ebb tide from Lowell to Marysville using the Snohomish River for the first 1/3, Steamboat Slough for the second 1/3 and Ebey Slough for the final 1/3 of the trip. There are no good landing sites so we will be having a "floating lunch" on a side slough on Otter Island. Expect mostly wooded shores, good bird watching and likely harbor seal sightings. Bring Discover Pass for parking.
Let‘s go out at 8am for an easy paddle around Union Bay, which is the area of Lake Washington just outside of the Montlake Cut, just east of the UW stadiums. There are always plenty of birds out and about in the maze of grasses. We‘ll take some pictures and talk wildlife photography if you‘re interested.
We can put in at Belvoir Place in Laurelhurst.