Shaw Island Circumnavigation by Kaj Bune

This week I took advantage of a weather window to escape to the San Juan Islands for a solo paddling trip. I’ve enjoyed this route in the past and in late October there are no other paddlers to compete with for campsites. In fact, I saw only one other kayaker; a day tripper at my put-in on Lopez Island. So I got four days of adventuring in just before the rains arrive. It was calm, not too cold and beautiful.