We spent a long, somewhat hot extended weekend mountain biking excellent singletrack trails and forest service roads in southwest Washington. This area is well off the beaten path and it was pure enjoyment to be out on the trail without crowds of people. We’re back in civilization stocking up on supplies before we head back … Read more
We’ve had the Eluktronics N850HK1 laptop computer for a couple weeks now and are starting to see what it has to offer so we are giving it an initial review after getting to know the computer. Eluktronics pre-sales customer service was great. They answered all my questions and were offered to change a couple things … Read more
How about some hot and smoky smallmouth bass fishing? After a couple long months away from the Columbia River Gorge, when we get back, the whole place is on fire! Temperatures over 100° for nearly a week and numerous wildfires have things baking hot and choked with smoke. It’s making outdoor activities nearly impossible but … Read more
We are going to spending some time on the road, so we here at watermanatwork.com are in the market for a laptop computer that can handle the video and photo editing tasks as well as do a little bit of video gaming on the side. As always, price is a factor. If we had unlimited … Read more
We’ve posted a video of kiteboarding on the Columbia River to the watemanatwork.com website. The video from July 2007 was taken at Stevenson, WA when the Slingshot factory was there. Click HERE or on the photo above to check out the video.
We get a lot of requests asking what smallmouth bass lures we use. We here at watermanatwork.com do a lot of smallmouth bass fishing on the Columbia River and it’s tributaries and have a pretty good idea what works and what doesn’t. Not all the lures below will work everyplace, everyday, but as a fisherman, … Read more
One thing about the Pacific Northwest; things change all the time and sometimes they can change pretty quickly. The Columbia River Gorge is noted for it’s “natural beauty”, but almost everything is controlled, or has been altered by humans. The one thing that still is 100% natural is the weather, there is plenty of that. … Read more
I rode my bike until I came to the end of the road. Then I rode home.
The weather here in the Pacific Northwest is starting to look more like summer. When the wind is calm, and it is not that easy to predict when that will occur, we are out again on the Columbia River for a little kayak fishing for smallmouth bass. The Columbia River is one of the best … Read more
We had a stretch of nice days with moderate winds so we were out on the Columbia River on the kayaks doing a little smallmouth bass fishing. There was a slight delay in launching in the morning as we waited out one of the Columbia Gorge’s infamous long trains. The tracks usually run along side … Read more