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January 26, 2021

The Water Stays the Same

It’s interesting to see what changes and what lasts. Working hard (sort of) on

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January 22, 2021

It Matters

An update for Washington readers: The Reducing Plastic Pollution and Improving

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January 19, 2021

Strawberry Island

There was a time when this was my favorite camp spot in the San Juan Islands. I led

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January 15, 2021

Cypress Time

With all of the surround-sound of craziness hitting us at every turn, it gets hard

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January 8, 2021

Bring Your Own Popcorn

As a way to say thanks to everyone who’s made a donation to the Ikkatsu

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John Inch getting ready for the canoeing portion of the 2015 journey that traveled the length of the Puyallup River, from Mount Rainier to Commencement Bay. In 2021, the 3 Rivers Expedition will revisit the Puyallup, along with the White and the Carbon Rivers, in an effort to get an updated look at this amazing watershed and the threats it faces.

Is it possible? Is this the year? If not now, in a year where everything else has changed, when will it happen? Make the effort... giving should not be toxic.

The Ikkatsu Project is proud of the company it keeps; the dedicated support of these companies and organizations help make our continuing expeditions and field work possible.

Special thanks to the following organizations for their continued support:
– The Bamford Foundation
– South Sound Surfrider
– Puyallup Watershed Initiative
– Pierce Co. Conservation District

As photographs and video get picked over and edited there are the inevitable items that didn't get chosen, that end up not being used for anything. You'll find them here...

Washington's San Juan Islands are beautiful from any angle but they look their finest when seen from the water. Turn Point lighthouse on Stuart Island looks out over a very active stretch of water and across to Canada just a few short miles away.

The Kalakala is gone now... and she was mostly gone when this photo was taken. By the time she returned to Tacoma from exile in Alaska, Seattle and Neah Bay, it was already over. But they sure knew how to make dreams float back in those days, didn't they?