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Here we go on the Bellingham Traverse Paddle Course

September 13, 2013 by Todd Elsworth

Wondering what it looks like out on Bellingham Bay on the Paddle Leg of the course? Here’s what it looks like in both video and photos:

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Head North around Fairhaven Shipyards Drydock

 

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You’ll see Bellingham once you get around Fairhaven Shipyard Drydock

 

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Make your heading for Downtown Bellingham

 

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The Starr Rock R4 Buoy will come into view

 

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Starr Rock R4 Buoy up close and personal (this is where you turn around)

 

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After you turn the buoy, head South toward Boulevard Park and Fairhaven

 

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Taylor Street Dock sticks out into the water- head for the end

 

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Go Around the floating dock at the bottom of Taylor Street

 

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Taylor Street Floating Dock- up close and personal

 

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After you go around the floating dock, head North back to Bellingham and Cornwall Beach.
Todd Elsworth

Todd Elsworth is one of the many “Mossy-haired lunatics roaming the dripping peninsulas”, described in “I’m Here for the Weather” by Tom Robbins. As executive director, he works to fulfill our mission to teach the health benefits of nature, promote outdoor recreation, and steward the places where we play.

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Filed Under: Recreation Northwest Tagged With: Bellingham Bay, Guide, Kayak, Maps, Navigation, Outrigger, paddle, SUP

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