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Full Name: Don Beale Email address: info@bealepaddles.com Phone: 5033149764 Activity Title: Kayak Camping trip to Willapa Bay (or other suitable location, weather dependant.) Date of Activity: 10/21/2024 Narrative: Please read the full description before signing up for this trip. Put your newly acquired kayak camping skills to use on this fun L2 trip hopefully to Willapa Bay. We will pack our kayaks and launch from the South end of Willapa Bay, rain or shine. Then paddle to Smokey Hollow where we will camp. The following day you can hike to the old growth cedar grove, or take a walk north along a logging road to Paradise Point. There will be the opportunity to learn about setting up tarps (thanks to us learning from Mike Cenedella a few years ago!), and a bear hang. On the 23rd we will repack our kayaks and retrace our route back to the put in. Priority for this trip goes to people who have taken the workshop and are new to kayak camping. Registrants will be wait listed. Each car must have a valid Washington Discover Pass. Get this online ahead of time. Meeting Time: 10:30:00 AM Launch Time: 12:00:00 PM Type of activity: Paddle Trip Put in: Willapa National Wildlife Refuge Boat Launch Take out: same as above Route Alternative for bad weather: Boston Harbor to Hope Island; Detroit Lake to Piety Island or S Shore Campground Required equipment: Minimum Immersion protection: Drysuit Primary Organizer: Don Beale Co-Organizer(s): Joanne Barta Has organizer paddled here before? Yes Has organizer led an OOPS paddle here before? Yes Organizer's first aid and CPR current? Yes First Aid /CPR Person: Joanne Barta Maximum number of paddlers: 12 I certify that I understand and will conduct this activity in accordance with the OOPS Activity Policy: Yes Estimated Air Temperature: high 55 F, low 40F Estimated Water Temperature: 50F Estimated Water Time (including breaks/lunch): 2 1/2 hours Tide times & heights: 10/21 1125 am 3.6' 447pm 10.3' 10/23 742am 8.1' 1244pm 4.5' 636pm 9/4' Current information: less than 1kt. no current listings for Willapa Bay Hazards: Wind strength: Level 2: 7-12 knots (14 mph) – wind noticeably effects movement of paddle Swell/Surf size: Level 1: Under 1' waves, no breaking waves Sea state: Level 2: Waves up to armpit; light to moderate chop, scattered whitecaps Landing types: Level 1: Frequent easy landing opportunities including gently sloping, sand, gravel or grass Currents: Level 1: None or mild (less than 1 knot) Total distance: Level 1: Up to 6 miles Open crossing: Level 1: Less than 0.5 miles Paddling Environment: Overall rating: Level 2 Rating Comments: 2 for coastal wind possibility. If winds are predicted to exceed 14 kt, location will be changed to alternative. Location: Willapa Bay Wildlife Refuge Boat Ramp, Washington Photos (Optional): COVID-19 Status of Trip: Participants of this trip may, or may not, be vaccinated for Covid-19 Tide Station: Tarlatt Slough Link to map of route (Optional)
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