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Tag Archives: Deb Garland
Double Island – Exploring the Central San Juan Islands (Part 3)
One morning we stepped into our sailboat’s cockpit to explore West Sound itself when we noticed smoke billowing from a small powerboat’s inboard engine. Thankfully, by the time we jumped into our inflatable, the two men had doused the fire. … Continue reading
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Tagged Crow Valley, Deb Garland, Deb Garland's San Juan Islands & Beyond, Double Island, Double Island - Exploring the Central San Juan Islands - Part 3, Fleischer Farm, HMCS Oriole, Kingfish at West Sound, Kingfish Cafe & Inn, Orcas Island, Orcas Island Yacht Club, Orcas Village, Swiftsure International Yacht Race, Turtleback Mountain Preserve, Victoria BC Canada, West Sound, West Sound County Dock, West Sound Marina, www.blog.debgarland.com, www.debgarland.com
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Double Island – Exploring the Central San Juan Islands (Part 2)
Slipping through Pole Pass on the way to Deer Harbor from Double Island in a sea kayak or an inflatable dinghy with a small outboard is easy, but it requires planning. The tight bottleneck channel can become a virtual boat parade route in the summer. The safest approach … Continue reading
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Tagged Crane Island, Deb Garland, Deb Garland's San Juan Islands & Beyond, Deer Harbor, Deer Harbor Inn, Deer Harbor Marina, Double Island, Double Island - Exploring the Central San Juan Islands - Part 2, http://www.blog.debgarland.com, http://www.debgarland.com, Luke 12:27-28, Native Americans, Orcas Island, Pole Pass, Turtleback Farm Inn, Washington State Ferries, watercolor painting
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Double Island – Exploring the Central San Juan Islands (Part 1)
Word of mouth is a good thing, right? A fellow sailor told us of a pretty anchorage between Double Island and Orcas Island, so we planned our first visit. The nautical chart aboard our sailboat shows two adjacent islands connecting at … Continue reading
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Tagged Blind Bay, Deb Garland, Deb Garland's San Juan Islands & Beyond, Deer Harbor, Double Island, Double Island - Exploring the Central San Juan Islands - Part 1, Four Winds Camp, http://www.blog.debgarland.com, http://www.debgarland.com, Isaiah 55:6, Little Portion Store, Orcas Express, Orcas Hotel, Orcas Island, Orcas Island Eclipse Charters, Orcas Village Store, S/V Adventuress, S/V Kelpie, Shaw General Store, Shaw Island, Shaw Island Ferry Dock, Washington State Ferries, West Sound
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Doe Island – A Gem for Sea Kayakers
My father introduced my husband and I to sea kayaking while we were living aboard our sailboat in Everett Marina. We met at nearby Silver Lake to try out his Easy Rider kayak, bringing our sailing dinghy along for fun. … Continue reading
Posted in Doe Island, San Juan Islands & Vicinity
Tagged Anacortes, Blakely Island, Blakely Island Marina, bull kelp, California sea lions, Cypress Island, Deb Garland, Deb Garland's San Juan Islands & Beyond, deer, Deer Harbor, Doe Bay, Doe Bay Resort, Doe Island, Doe Island - A Gem for Sea Kayakers, http://www.blog.debgarland.com, http://www.debgarland.com, kayaking, Kayaking Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands, kayaks, Matia Island, Moran State Park, Mt. Baker, Obstruction Pass, Orcas Island, Peapod Rocks, Psalm 107:9, Rob Casey, Rosario Strait, sea Kayaking, Seattle, Stellar sea lions, Strawberry Island, The Mountaineers, Washington State Marine Parks
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Satellite Island – Camp Orkila’s Outpost
Stuart Island is a favorite destination of ours with its marine state park, one room schoolhouse, and Turn Point Light Station where visitors often see pods of Orca whales. Two sheltered harbors give boaters safe anchorage, but we prefer Reid … Continue reading
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Tagged Camp Orkila, Deb Garland, Deb Garland's San Juan Islands & Beyond, http://www.blog.debgarland.com, http://www.debgarland.com, James M. Colman, KING-TV, Moran State Park, Northwest Natural Resource Group, Orca Whales, Orcas Island, Patsy Collins, President Channel, Satellite Island, Satellite Island - Camp Orkila's Outpost, Turn Point Light Station, Twin Lakes, YMCA of Greater Seattle
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Turn Island – A Washington State Marine Park
Boat camping in the San Juan Islands is a lot of fun! Toss a tent, sleeping bag, and cooking gear ashore and sleep under the stars beside the sea. Sound idyllic? It is—especially after sailing, paddling, or kayaking to your … Continue reading
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Tagged Anacortes, charter schooner, Clown Nudibranch, Deb Garland, Deb Garland's San Juan Islands & Beyond, Diamond Back Tritonia, Friday Harbor Laboratory, http://www.blog.debgarland.com, http://www.debgarland.com, Jackson Beach, Rainbow Star, San Juan Island, San Juan Islands, San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Spike Africa, Turn Island, Turn Island - A Washington State Marine Park, Washington Park, Washington State Parks
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Sailing by Washington State’s Cactus Islands
Moisture sweeps in from the Pacific Ocean, tumbling down as rain or snow on the western slopes of the Olympic Mountains on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. Heavy clouds spill 12 to 14 feet of rain each year in the Hoh Rain … Continue reading
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Tagged Brittle Prickly Pear Cactus, Cactus Islands, Deb Garland, Deb Garland's San Juan Islands & Beyond, http://www.blog.debgarland.com, http://www.debgarland.com, Sailing by Washington State's Cactus Islands, San Juan Island National Wildlife Refuge, San Juan Islands, Sentinel Island, Spieden Island, The Nature Conservancy, Western Washington
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Watching the World Float by–or Not–on Crane Island
A column titled “No Grief on a Reef” caught my eye. Two articles explained how to navigate a boat through Wasp Passage, the narrow channel separating the western tips of Orcas and Shaw islands, and Pole Pass. Both waterways skirt Crane Island, … Continue reading
Posted in Crane Island, San Juan Islands & Vicinity
Tagged Adventuress, Bird Rock, Crane Island, Deb Garland, Deb Garland's San Juan Islands & Beyond, Deer Harbor, http://www.blog.debgarland.com, http://www.debgarland.com, Orcas Island, Pole Pass, San Juan Islands, Washington State Ferries, Wasp Islands, Wasp Passage, Watching the World Float by--or Not--on Crane Island
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Posey Island – An Easy Sea Kayak Adventure
Venture into the San Juan Islands by sea kayak for a few days and the inevitable question arises about where to camp overnight ashore. One favorite destination is Posey Island, a one-acre marine state park located north of Roche Harbor on … Continue reading
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Tagged Battleship Island, camping, Deb Garland, Deb Garland's San Juan Islands & Beyond, http://www.blog.debgarland.com, http://www.debgarland.com, kelp forest, Orca Whales, Posey Island, Posey Island – An Easy Sea Kayak Adventure, Roche Harbor, San Juan Island, San Juan Islands, sea Kayaking, sea otters, seals
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