Paddle the White-tailed Deer Refuge by Kayak

Kayak the Julia Butler Hansen National White-tailed Deer Refuge
Distance: 6.5 miles
Date and Time: August 9, 2008 9:00AM to 3:00 PM Please arrive 30 minutes early.
Price per person: $110.00 + tax, includes guide, lunch, kayak, and related equipment
Skill level: Beginning kayakers to experienced paddlers

This tour is an ideal introduction to kayaking. The route begins in the protection of Elochoman Slough, retracing Lewis and Clark’s route to the former site of a Wahkiakum village where the Corps of Discovery stopped to trade. Entering the national wildlife refuge, which bears the second-largest Sitka spruce swamp on the Columbia, we will wind through the waterways in search of otter and eagles. After lunch on a beach and a mile of paddling on the main channel of the Columbia, we will finish the trip in historic Steamboat Slough, where ospreys nest close to the water and a heron rookery is active from February until mid-June. Traveling with the current, we will maintain an easy pace with time for exploration, photography, and practice of newly acquired kayaking skills.

Advance reservations are required. For information contact Carla at 360-795-8300 or email info@skamokawakayak.com

Event Information

Date: Saturday, August 9, 2008

Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM