> What are some of the best places in Washington State to live and be within 1 > - 2 days of splendid water? > > TIA, > Ashton & Leska in Cascadia I'm partial to Bellingham. It's a great little town. I went to college there, at Western (great little university!) There are big lakes - Lake Whatcom, Lake Samish - and there's the ocean. From what I remember, you're within paddling distance of some of the best islands in the San Juans (I didn't own a kayak when I lived there, but did have a canoe, so I enjoyed those lakes.) Ross Lake is within a day's drive. There are a series of beautiful, big lakes across the border in B. C. - Pitt Lake, Stave Lake, Lake Alouette, Harrison Lake. You're within a couple of hours of Deception Pass, Anacortes, the ferry to Port Townsend . Bellingham itself is a pretty hip little town (visit Fairhaven, Old Town - I wonder if the Old Town Cafe is still in business?) There are plenty of other recreational opportunities nearby - bicycling, camping, backpacking, skiing, mountain climbing, etc. Check out the Sea to Ski race. (http://www.bellingham.com/skitosea/skitoseaguide.html) Of course, you might not want to live right in town. There's Ferndale (home of Ocean Kayak), Deming (The Deming Logging Show), Glacier, Nooksack, Lummi Island... *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed May 21 2003 - 19:43:23 PDT
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