Showing posts with label Adventures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Adventures. Show all posts

Friday, May 02, 2025

Birdhous Books Poetry Reading

On the First Friday of each month, Birdhouse Books in downtown Vancouver, Washington State, hosts an open mic poetry reading as well as featuring particular poets. The poetry session begins at 6:45 pm.

Full Information at Printed Matter March 2025

This bookstore will be closing, and hopefully moving, in the next couple of months. It is located down some steep steps below a coffee shop.

Tonight, the featured reader was Morgan Paige. She was a skilled performer, great voice, engaging poems. She read mostly from her book "Blue Morpho." I was very impressed by her outstanding performance.

Birdhouse Books, 1001 Main St., Vancouver, corner of Evergreen, will host First Friday Poetry Night with Morgan Paige from 7 to 8:30 p.m. May 2, in conjunction with downtown Vancouver’s First Friday Art Walk. Paige is a poet, visual artist, entrepreneur and co-host of Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Night at Art at the Cave Gallery. Her book of memoir poetry, “Blue Morpho,” details her journey to Costa Rica in 2018.


25 Steps and Beyond:
The Collected Works of Mike Garofalo

Monday, August 05, 2019

Kayaking in Clark County


Sea Eagle 370 Pro Inflatable Sport Kayak
12.5’ long and 32" wide, for 1 or 2 persons, holds up to 600 lbs load, 32 lbs weight, white, $360.  I paddle this kayak by myself.  I primarily travel on calm flat water like at nearby Lacamas Lake, Yale Lake, or Lake Merwin.  With car shuffling arrangements I can float down local rivers.  


Essentials, Safety, Supplies, Accessories:
Personal Flotation Device, Stohlquist Edge, $105
Electric 12V Air Inflator Outdoor Master, Up to 20 PSI, Adapters, $155

Books about Kayaking:


Paddling Washington: 100 Flatwater and Whitewater Routes in Washington State and the Inland Northwest By Rich Landers.

Paddle Routes of Western Washington: 50 Flatwater Trips for Canoe and Kayak By Verne Huser.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Canoeing and Kayaking By Canoe and Kayak Magazine

The Art of Kayaking: Everything You Need to Know About Paddling
By Nigel Foster

Recreational Kayaking: The Ultimate Guide  By Ken Whiting.

The Complete Sea Kayakers Handbook By Shelley Johnson.


Books, manuals, videos, maps, guides:  $150