The Northern Reach

Napa - Sonoma Marsh is not only a gunkholing paradise, it is home to one of sixty colonies of American White Pelicans living in North America.

The seldom told history of Hawaiian surf riders in the Wild West

A quick snap while staging our ply across Tomales Bay, our third in as many days.  This would be the last light until the ocean lit-up with bioluminescent dinoflagellate.

And when we paddle for miles the sunlight dances with the breeze, sparkling on riffles ahead, nurturing our curiosity for what is to come around the next bend.  ...

Thank god I wasn't accepted to University of Colorado nor had the means to pay-off the recruiters.  Attendance, or lack there of, at the University of Montana in...

 Within a year or two of our outfitting operation here in the Northern Reaches of San Pablo Bay, back in 2012/13, we soon began to recognize how great the region is for...

 Air temperatures on the Napa River are roughly 7 degrees cooler than paved city streets in the summer, thanks to the San Pablo Bay Breeze blowing in through Los...

THE NAPA RIVER IS A TIDAL ESTUARY - THE NORTHERNMOST REACH OF SAN PABLO BAY THE OXBOW:  Downtown Napa is where fresh & saltwater meet, literally.  Fresh water from the...

Thank you for your interest in Napa Valley Paddle and the northern reaches of San Pablo Bay!

It's been 20 years since the Napa River and surrounding estuary enjoyed a $400,000,000+ infusion of restoration dollars, which can be measured in billions, depending on...