The first half of life is discovering the script, and the second half is actually writing it and owning it.  ~ Richard Rohr, Falling Upward TWELVE YEARS AFTER MY FIRST SOLO JOURNEY along the Inside Passage, I felt the pull to return. But this time, it wasn’t only about distance or endurance. It was about following the paddle strokes of my hero, Audrey Sutherland  — and discovering whether I still carried the courage, grit, and quiet resolve that kind of voyage demands. In this blog, I’m...

Journey through the Salish Sea, marvel at the biodiversity of the Great Bear Rainforest, and be stunned by the vastness of coastal Southeast Alaska.

WHILE WRITING MY FIRST BOOK, I often joked that paddling the Inside Passage was the easy part.