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Wildman Zen - 6 years ago

I parked at Langus Riverfront Park. Just up river from the Everett Animal Shelter is a crew shed and dock for the rowing shells, and a dirt lot across the street. The crew dock is a great place to launch. Then you paddle up river a mile and hang a left into the slough and go for 1/4 mile. I heard they have been cleaning up some of the dead boats since I shot this, but I haven't been back to check. Just past the boats in the slough, hang another left into the marshes of Spencer Island *at high water*. They are a great place to explore, with multiple entrances and lots of ducks.

Spot Manduex - 6 years ago

Where did you park?

Dave Haskell - 6 years ago

Trump fuck yaa

Austin LOVES LIBERTY - 7 years ago

I live here! awesome!

Wildman Zen - 7 years ago

You put in at Langus Riverfront Park, on the island between Everett and Marysville accessed from 529. There is a good dock at the crew barn just pas the animal shelter. Paddle up river 1/2 mile, then left into the slough.

Dante DeGraaf - 7 years ago

I’m new to kayaking and have launched here twice now in as many weeks.
I really appreciate this video… including the prep in launch. I wasn’t too sure where to stage or if I could use that dock to launch, so it was very helpful. There so many trails down there to explore at high tide I think I'll spend most of the summer here. Thanks again.

Dante DeGraaf - 7 years ago

I launched from there again this past weekend and tides were 11'+ which open up some really cool trails. Definitely time your tides right.

Wildman Zen - 7 years ago

You put in at Langus Riverfront Park, on the island between Everett and
Marysville accessed from 529. There is a good dock at the crew barn just
pas the animal shelter. Paddle up river 1/2 mile, then left into the
slough.

skeletor outcast - 7 years ago

Wildman Zen where is this location I can't find it anywhere

Wildman Zen - 7 years ago

Cool! Glad you found this place. I particularly love penetrating into the marshes during high water. You can go in one corner near the docked boats and come out the far, opposing corner, a mile down. Yeah, lots of water trails in there. Also, if you paddle up the Snohomish past that first turn off, there are some fun derelict boats a quarter mile further up stream on the left (river right).

Another thing you can do is to pop down to the downstream end of the marshes and take the sloughs all the way down to the bay, go around the point where the long line of old pilings are, and return back up the Snohomish river to the dock.

John Harrison - 7 years ago

the human race pollutes everything were pathetic

Wesley Harcourt - 7 years ago

I wonder what the history is of that steel clipper-bowed fantail yacht with all the guys onboard. Looks like she could have been steam at one time.

BillJulie Griffith - 8 years ago

Nice video we will have to do that trip someday

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Paul Brock - 8 years ago

i phone messd up lol

Paul Brock - 8 years ago

verey kool man i love it like the song to nice vido

Bear Blackhawk - 8 years ago

where are those hippocrite environmental west coast douce bags when you need em. looks like they dont give a shit about their own backyard, they only care about yours.

PatriotNames - 8 years ago

Great video!!! The five years I spent in Snohomish/King, I always wanted to explore this area! good memories! :)

M. Grey - 8 years ago

definitely need to check this out

Andrew Wilson - 8 years ago

Interesting video but let down a bit by lack of commentary . Music ok but gets bit annoying after a bit,would much rather a running commentary.

Ruudy L - 6 years ago

Agreed

William Chow - 8 years ago

Great music.

Egil Lomeland - 8 years ago

Skip the first 2 minutes and turn off the sound

Ray Konold - 8 years ago

Wow. You need to go back and record what has happened sense.

Morris Jensen - Travel Artist - 8 years ago

4.40...You and me both. :)

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Charles Smith - 8 years ago

i was stationed in everett for 2 years never saw this side

Shaun Brown - 9 years ago

if these are abandoned does that mean that they are free game to whoever wants one?

Cap'n pat palmer - 9 years ago

sad,thought the hillbillies of Alabama only let there stuff rot and sink..crying shame..

Joe Mata - 9 years ago

The video was okay' but the music was to repetitive.

roberty bob - 9 years ago

skip to 2.32

Mazda rx7 - 9 years ago

Thought this was about Kayaking the Boat Graveyard. Over two minutes of watching you get ready, then almost another minute of paddling . All of that for about a minute and a half of wrecked boats.

Toby Barnett - 9 years ago

Took the Zodiac many times through the slough just to see how time changes the boats.

Chinese Mugwump - 9 years ago

LOVE the music (care to tell who the musicians are?) Cool boat, too. PS- it's GOT to be a good place to fish....

Chinese Mugwump - 9 years ago

+Wildman Zen I love Liz Carroll already! (my local PBS radio station does a Celtic show on Sunday that I never miss)

Wildman Zen - 9 years ago

The fantastic fiddler is Liz Carroll, and her website is www.lizcarroll.com.

Scott Jess - 9 years ago

Looks like that one had a crew they were cleaning the decks that was a sweet old boat

skagit69er - 9 years ago

Thanks Wildman..great video!

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Carlos Degol - 9 years ago

Old french saying : every time a ship wreck disappears a crew of dead sailors is admitted into the Paradise.

Jay Jay - 10 years ago

That music could drive people to self harm

MrWtfchuck - 10 years ago

Ive ridden my bicycle on those steel bridges in the rain at night once.. Scary.. But that slough is one scary mo fo, sketchy old boats are creepy as hell when they tower above you like that.the water ther is pretty creepy as well. thats a real Adventure..thank you for the vid.

Roman Caddell - 10 years ago

Is the land owned? If not I'll be making my way and getting some boats.

Roman Caddell - 10 years ago

Hm, I may come soon,very interesting though.

Wildman Zen - 10 years ago

I'm sure the docks and land around them are private, and no doubt all the floating and moored boats have owners too. If you are interested, though, go on over and chat with the folks around the docks on the weekend and they can give you the real scoop.

Griffin Augustyniak - 10 years ago

I drive over there all the time to visit family, Ive always wanted to see those boats up close. Real nice video, thanks!

Diego BE - 10 years ago

hahaha NO WAKE... Good night

Wildman Zen - 10 years ago

Yes, that area is tidal fresh water. Some of the boats are floating, while others are sunk and growing trees and otter holes. One looks suspiciously like the Minnow from Gilligan's Island.

THE GUY - 10 years ago

I HAVE A VERY BAD fear of half sunk boats like this. from when I got my leg caught in nearly drown as a child. I won't even go fishing any more i'm mortified of water. Yes I do shower Even watching these videos brings back fear. Hard to explain nice video ho

Oducks58 - 10 years ago

Are most of those boats floating or sitting in the mud? Also, is that a tidal area?

Bub Cramp - 10 years ago

wow your strong dude

bettyboop65340 - 10 years ago

nice kayak

BellinghamsterTrail - 10 years ago

Boat Graveyard. Thats creepy and cool at the same time. Its like Dagmar's on the water. Thanks for posting.

Annie Carhart - 11 years ago

I liked the music. Thanks for the tour of a place I've gone by for Decades.

Wildman Zen - 11 years ago

Thanks, Jenni. It's a favorite place to paddle and explore.

Jenni Reyes - 11 years ago

just a shout out for sharing this, had some horses over on ebey island there, hated when we had to evac for flooding, but was a great ride along the dyke and always a BBQ or something going on with friends...

Evan Martin - 11 years ago

Sucks

WILLIAM WASHBURN - 11 years ago

big buttocks

Nathan Floyd - 11 years ago

Personally, I think that you shouldn't put in the background music, from my personal perspective it spoils the video..

INTERNETRACECAR - 11 years ago

i will do just that, thanks! it's coming up on time to upgrade from my battered old seayak to something with a bit less drag, so i will check it out right now

Wildman Zen - 11 years ago

It's an Epic 18x Sport, which is 18 feet long. It is indeed a fast boat, great for touring and moderate racing. It weighs about 40 lbs, so I can toss it onto my truck easily and carry it around by myself. Love the boat! Check out Epic's website.

INTERNETRACECAR - 11 years ago

what model/brand of kayak, that thing is gorgeous and looks damn zippy, too

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KingreX32 - 11 years ago

Someone with monry should fix up all those boats and turn them into communities, similar to the RV ones. They could rent em out.

Wildman Zen - 11 years ago

@Historyls - Thank you - you are absolutely correct! Great catch, and I'm impressed that you know of Liz Carroll.

Jason - 11 years ago

wonder how much of that crap will eventually float out into the North Pacific Gyre?

mcgyversworld - 11 years ago

Oops are bad! Guess we need a hand there. LOL Yet "1/2 of this was him driving an getting ready, Why do peps do crap like that"?

roberto alvarez - 11 years ago

This is scarry for me,i cant see this kind of videos with out feel bad

Wildman Zen - 11 years ago

Not sure of the track, but I believe the Irish group is called Lunasa.

philip Davis - 11 years ago

whast the name of the song ?

MegaTabetha - 12 years ago

Ace video, looks really peaceful, nice soundtrack as well, not the "headbanging" crap some use, those I just switch off!!

mcgyversworld - 12 years ago

Never seen a steam boat! 1/2 of this was him driving an getting ready, Why do peps do crap like that?

Kactusproductions - 12 years ago

Wow, The Elusive Dream Was A Beauty.. Recoverable Maybe..?

Wildman Zen - 12 years ago

Interesting idea. Do you have any locations in mind for barge or cargo ship graveyards?

Wildman Zen - 12 years ago

Oh yea. It's a 40 lb Epic 18x Sport, Kevlar layup. Nice boat, fast and maneuverable, but not a great surfer because of the long, flat waterline and little rocker. Easy to toss around.

MadSmokerBBQ - 12 years ago

I love a boat you can carry to the launch.

yourpasstime - 12 years ago

Go Washington!

Shawn Munger - 12 years ago

Sure! The old wreck at 3:30 is an old pram that was used to be used for fishing, It was "deposited" there during one of the floods that hit this area during high tides, an heavy flow from the Snohomish River, being made of aluminum, it was "holed"on a snag, and filled with mud, DOE ecology dept. does not allow recycling of these old boats due to the sensitive nature of this area. Several more are under water, and pose a navigational hazard to boaters. Home acres rd takes you up the dike,private.

Wildman Zen - 12 years ago

Thanks. I was wondering what the docks were called, but have only ever visited from the slough.

puurrrkat321 - 12 years ago

Looks like you had a great day, wish I could have gone with you to check that out

Shawn Munger - 12 years ago

I had my Coronado 28 sailboat on the dock in the last scene, I used to caretake for the property owner . It's called Holmes Landing there.

AweSomo84 - 12 years ago

sad:(

Wildman Zen - 12 years ago

@rockingrugger It's Lost in the Loop by Liz Carroll.

rockingrugger - 12 years ago

Hey, what's the music for this? (:

BrokenRRT - 13 years ago

@Dooby1986 I believe it's a towable... Used to tow behind a motorized boat to haul materials. The build looks if it was used for fish, crab ect but also same build used for coal or some type of aggregate.

Wildman Zen - 13 years ago

@Dooby1986 I have no idea. It's a metal hull with two large hatches at the rear, but all the superstructure is gone. The grassy bank immediately after it is actually the hull of a wooden ship, filed with muck, then grown over with grass.

Judd Kramer - 13 years ago

The old listing wreck at 3:30 to 3:55... what exactly did that used to be?

Laura Higgins - 13 years ago

Thanks... I've enjoyed the video very much!

Laura Higgins - 13 years ago

Thanks... I've enjoyed the video very much

Wildman Zen - 13 years ago

@labaumer I launch from Langus Riverfront Park on the Snohomish River. There's a nice crew dock at the upstream end of the park. I then paddle upstream a mile to the sloughs and Spencer Island.

Laura Higgins - 13 years ago

Where was your launch point?

Thatrandomguy - 14 years ago

No wake. Zzzzz lol

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