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Getting Started: Final Chapter We began tracking Melissa Spangler’s first year of kayaking at the beginning of 2010. At that time she had been paddling just a few times and only in doubles provided for Meetup group outings. We wanted to see how far a new kayaker might progress with easy access to equipment, instruction [...]
Melissa Spangler’s Journal Deception Pass Tidal Rapids Class It was a clear brisk morning when I met with two other students for a Tidal Rapids Training class at Deception Pass with George Gronseth, the instructor from the Kayak Academy. We started the course by viewing the water from the bridge above. The wind was piercing [...]
Melissa Spangler’s Journal Puget Sound Challenge Leg 11: Baird Cove to Boston Harbor- 10 NM We met at Zittel’s Marina for the second time, but for this leg we would end up at Boston Harbor. Once we unloaded our kayaks and gear, we shuttled to the Boston Harbor Marina. A number of vehicles with racks [...]
Melissa Spangler’s Journal Puget Sound Challenge: Leg #9, Port Gamble to Kingston Friday evening after work I gathered my gear and kayak and drove to catch the Seattle ferry to Bainbridge Island. From Bainbridge Island I headed to Kingston where kayak campers had their tents scattered around the local ball field. I set up my tent [...]
Melissa Spangler’s Journal Puget Sound Challenge Leg 7— Steilacoom to Pont Defiance Park I showed up for the the 7th leg of the Puget Sound Challenge with two new additions. I brought along a Necky Chatham 17 and a Snapdragon Spray skirt. The order of the 6th and 7th legs were actually reversed, with this [...]
