An End of Year Jaunt in the Local Woods

In just a short while it will be 2026. Since it was another sunnyish day in the Great Northland… We … Continue reading An End of Year Jaunt in the Local Woods

Images of Our 2025 Timeline

And… Les has been knitting: Continue reading Images of Our 2025 Timeline

The Times They Are A-Changin’. Bob Dylan. 1963

Come gather ’round people wherever you roamAnd admit that the waters around you have grownAnd accept it that soon you’ll … Continue reading The Times They Are A-Changin’. Bob Dylan. 1963

An October Passage: Garrison Bay to Port Ludlow . Late October, 2025.

O…Dark…30: Nautical twilight. Garrison Bay. The sun is between 6 and 12 degrees below the horizon. At those angles, there … Continue reading An October Passage: Garrison Bay to Port Ludlow . Late October, 2025.

Fauna We Live Amongst…

While chronicling the gist of The Northern Frater adventures, I strive to craft an intelligible amalgam out of the contrasting … Continue reading Fauna We Live Amongst…

The Pleasures of Navigating Through Fog

Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead! It has been reported that David Glasgow Farragut, a rear admiral or some such … Continue reading The Pleasures of Navigating Through Fog

Burgoyne Bay, West Coast of Salt Spring Island, BC, A Tangled Enigma…

We’ve read many good things about Burgoyne Bay on Salt Spring Island. Mostly. Good things portrayed by the writers of … Continue reading Burgoyne Bay, West Coast of Salt Spring Island, BC, A Tangled Enigma…

Garrison Bay, English Camp, Young Hill, June 2025.

The Salish Sea was whispering it’s siren song to us. Beckoning. Enticing. Sweet-talking. We’d been preoccupied and had not slipped … Continue reading Garrison Bay, English Camp, Young Hill, June 2025.

Prevost Harbor, Stuart Island, 5/2025.

Geologic Time. An interesting concept studied by many but understood by few. Where you stand, hike, swim, ply your craft, … Continue reading Prevost Harbor, Stuart Island, 5/2025.

So There’s This Place… It’s Ancient, and New

There’s this place near Ludlow Falls. It’s a little over a mile from where we spend our winters. It’s an … Continue reading So There’s This Place… It’s Ancient, and New