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by Greg Buscher, PLYC Communication Manager Port Ludlow Yacht Club’s annual Commodore’s Cruise through the San Juan Islands and up into British Columbia has just wrapped up, giving those members a welcome opportunity to stretch their legs ashore and regroup before the next outing. At the same time, other Club members are cruising down Hood Canal or to the south Sound, while still others are making their leisurely way as far north as Juneau, Alaska. Yup, it’s cruising season once again. PLYC...

by Gail Wellenstein, Kitsap Beach Naturalist Geoduck Low tide walks bring out curious beach walkers happy to share their finds, or others who approach with a plastic grocery bag, offering to let me peek inside to reveal a denizen of the deep intertidal sediment. It’s the elusive geoduck, mascot of Evergreen State University and the butt of many salacious jokes. Geoducks are the largest burrowing clam in the world and one of the longest-living animals on our planet. Their age is determined by...

by Larry Scott, Trails Chair “Port Ludlow – A Destination Hiking Village” Celebrate – Celebrate – Celebrate. Start your Fourth of July celebration with a short introductory hike. PLVC Trails is celebrating on the Fourth by offering to lead an official opening day hike on the last segment of the Oak Bay Trail (OBT). This will be a very short hike but with significance. The hike itself would take no more than 30 minutes. However, the significance (and celebration) will add a bit of...