Category: Columbia River
Another Day on the Columbia!
Memorial Day Sail 2020
Fall Has Arrived
Here are some photos of the fall sunsets and sunrises here on the Lower Columbia River.
4 Days on the Lower Columbia
This last week Jody and I spent a few days sailing and cruising the lower Columbia River. The first night we spent in Steamboat Slough just up river from Skamakowa. It’s a beautiful place like most of the backwater of the lower river. At 6:30 the next morning we caught the out-going tide for Astoria!…
Cathlamet Wooden Boat Show 2019
This last weekend was the Cathlamet Wooden Boat Show. There were about 30 boats registered for the show. Many boats showed in the water and others on the parking lot resting on their trailers. There were also kayaks and canoes of all sizes and styles. On Saturday I built a Salt Bay Skiff with the help…
A Quiet Sail Up the Columbia
After cleaning all the honey equipment Josey and I went for aquiet sail up the Columbia.
Honey Bees Swarming
This last Saturday late in the afternoon one of my hives swarmed. This happens when the hive becomes too small for so many bees. This is also the honey bees’ natural way of reproducing. The queen takes approximately half of the hive and SWARMS. They’ll land on a tree branch or pretty much anything, but…
Sailing the Lower Columbia River
Sailing the Lower Columbia river with my good friend Larry and Lil’ Josey!!
Birds, Bees and Boats!!
This has been a busy spring. We have an Osprey family happening. We’ve caught several swarms of honey bees and hoping for a wonderful harvest of raw honey. And one of my most favorite things, sailing the seven seas … which are right in front of my house!