chipheb

Unfortunatley, no. I had a compact umbrella. Worked pretty well. Didn't use it paddling. Good for bugs, wind break/extra water break under tarp and bathroom roof. Potential sail while paddling. lol

No bugs the first week due to rain but when the sun came out and wind was light the no see ums were pretty tough. Minimal Mosquitos. We had head nets which I only used once. Bring an umbrella. The bugs don't seem to want to fly under it so it keeps the bugs off your head. The sun gets pretty intense too. Plus you will probably see some rain. We went from 3 layers in the rainy fiord to t-shirts and swimming at Culross Island when the sun came out.

I paddled the sound for 12 days this past July with one of John's ex-colleagues. We left Whittier and headed to Harriman fiord. Awesome spot. Lot's of glaciers there. We camped across from Surprise glacier next to a river. I believe it was run off from Taboggan glacier. It rained for the first 5 days but it was still amazing. The scale was tough to get used to. Everything is so big. We had 8-9 campsites and never had trouble getting water.

I agree with Phil. The gut is like 100 yards wide, if that. You can easily head towards Hingham for a few hundred yards and miss the gut completely.

Sorry Marc, didn't get back in time. What would you like to know?

I just picked up a 2001 Orion that has the paddle recess on the back deck. Looks like you need a pretty flat blade for it to work. Mine has a strap for the blades.

The campground is closed for the winter. It's a few miles to the nearest house. We are thinking the frozen pond gave them easy access to the place. There is a gate at the entrance. A kevlar Boreal Sea Kayak was found in the woods near a road. Probably awaiting pickup.

There were a number of kayaks and canoes stolen from a campground in Plymouth a couple of weeks ago. Please notify the Plymouth Police or respond to this thread if you hear anything. Here is a partial list. I am trying to get more details. Items Taken 10' Pelican Kayak - Light Blue 9' Perception Sparky Kayak - Green Kayak 3yrs. Old 6 paddles $130/pr. Trinity bay Mallard 1 Person - Red 9' Keowee Kayak - Red 1 Paddle Canoe 2 person Ocean Kayak Malibu 2 Old Town Canoe 2 person Kayak - Red 2 person Kayak Mainstream - Blue Coleman Canoe - Green Thanks in advance. Chip