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In less than 2 weeks, 8 brave souls will venture North to represent their beloved Next Adventure at the Ski to Sea race in Bellignham, WA. You might be asking yourself, who are these people? How did they become the superheroes that they are today? How did they all end up working for Next Adventure? Well, hopefully this blog will answer all of those questions and more. From the mouths of the racers themselves, plase let me introduce you to Andrew, Wrenna, Troy and Don. (The other 4 bios will appear in "Meet the Athletes: Part 2).

Sunny days and warm weather are quickly making this May the perfect month to get outside and play. That's why my boyfriend, Don, and I decided to head out in the Columbia River Monday afternoon for a one-night camping trip. The goal was to find something easy to paddle, with a beginning and an end (we didn't want to make a loop or go there and back), and close to Portland so we could take advantage of this hard-earned sunshine. 

On Friday Wrenna Keller and I headed out in our kayaks for a fun 10-mile kayaking adventure just 20 minutes North of Portland. We dropped her car off at the Ridgefield Marina and then put our boats in at the Lewis River off I-5 Exit 21.

A leisurely paddle took us past blue herons, geese, deserted grassy roads, and occasional fishermen. We veered right where the East fork of the Lewis River joined and then ended up at the mouth where we paddled out into the Columbia.