If you have to sail on a river (instead of salt water), the Columbia dishes up some pretty good variety.…
Writers Need Readers
It’s been seven years and two hundred posts since Terrapin Tales was born in 2012. We’ve debated the pros and…
Lost Water Tribes and New Years
A few years ago, I sailed nearly 100 miles up the Columbia River, from Astoria to Portland. The wind came…
Willamette Sleigh Ride
“’Tis advertised in Boston, New York, and Buffalo,” I sang at the top of my lungs, “five hundred brave Americans,…
Down to the River
I hate cars, but I love boats. Without gas power, it can be a challenge for a guy who lives…
Witches on the Water
Soon after I brought in the morning paper, a big sucker hole opened in the clouds. I didn’t believe the…
