SBK Blog

McCormick is always ready to get in the water whether it is on a sailboat, paddle board, kayak or canoe.

This event takes place every September in Ocean Shores Washington. A good time is had by all!

The South Bend Poker Paddle is now sponsored by the local Kiwanis Club. We would like to thank everyone who helped make this event a success. Special thanks go to those who helped us carry kayaks down and up the docks!!!

Kiwanians to the rescue!

Scappoose Bay Kayaking has been going to South Bend Washington for 4 years to rent kayaks for their poker paddle. This is the brainchild of Steve Rogers, a local citizens who is involved in this wonderful community. We love going there and spending time with Steve and his lovely wife, Denise.

Steve Rogers and a few of his poker paddlers

We are so fortunate to live on the Columbia River. If you are an early riser like me you will definately catch the worm(or photo)!

We pull out at the John Day River just before Tongue Point. We all posed for one last trip photo. Thanks to everyone for such a great 4 days!!!

As you paddle down the lower Columbia River towards Cathlamet, you pass beautiful tall cliffs with waterfalls.

As we paddled down the Columbia River, we saw many awesome sights. It is amazing how large the ships are that travel the lower Columbia…especially when you are on the water with them.

We headed up to the South Bend, Raymond Washington area on Friday as a group of people had asked us if we could bring up kayaks for them so that they could paddle down the Willapa River. We do this alot for groups that may not have a kayak shop close to them. What a beautiful trip this is down the Willapa to South Bend. They took out at the newly installed kayak dock there.

Willapa River kayaking

Grant and Chris McComie and their photographer, Jeff, came out for a trip to Cunningham Slough on the north tip of Sauvie Island. You will be able to see this segment on Grant’s adventure show very soon on KGW Channel 8.

Grant McComie