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Phil
Charles, Skipper of the Elwha Lightning Canoe gives entry speech during landing ceremony - Paddle to Tulalip. Photo
by Sue Charles/Native Media Productions © 2003 The
Ben Charles Info Page www.bencharles.info serves as info-resource on several topics, including, but not limited
to the following: |
Olympic Mts. view from
Olympia, WA. Photo by Sue Charles/Native Media © 2003 The
Olympic Mountains are year-round scenic beauties lying across the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. Their
majestic beauty is displayed over a hundred miles away in several directions. The photo above shows a portion of the Olympic Mountains, as seen from Olympia, Washington, the State's
Capital. The water in the foreground is the lower part
of Puget Sound which laps against the edges and flows through the middle of the City, and into Capital Lake.
The Port of Olympia hosts cargo ships and
pleasure craft of all sizes, from all over the world, and is home to the annual Lake Fair and Harbor Days Events. |
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Majestic Mt. Rainier view from Yelm, WA. Photo by Sue
Charles/Native Media © 2002 Mt. Rainier is a
beautiful and dominant image in Western Washington. Mt.
Rainier has the potential to suddenly become active by volcanic erruption similar to what Mt. St. Helens did in
1980. If or when this occurs it is predicted
to wipe out the numerous towns and cities that surround it with volcanic flow and mud slides, including Puyallup,
Orting, Sumner, Graham, Tacoma, Roy, McKenna, and possibly Yelm, and numerous others. Evacuation plans are in place for some of the closer communities lying at the very feet of Mt. Rainier,
but most of the communities put aside thoughts of this dangerous beauty and simply go on with life. |
Ben and Sue Charles.
Photo by Native Media © 2003 Shown above, Sue films as Ben interviews canoe
skipper, Shawn after a canoe meeting on a rainy day in Neah Bay, Washington. About Native Media - With diligence for preserving the history and culture of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas,
Ben and Sue Charles (NW Native Media Productions) film and document Native American and First Nations cultural gatherings
and events, and oral history. Native
Media has received numerous local regional and national awards and recognition for their cultural television
programming and documentary works. Ben and Sue are also called upon for cultural presentation, conference speakers, and consultation
services. |
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Native Canoe Journeys, after canoes landed at Hollywood Beach, Port Angeles, WA. Photo
by Native Media © 2005 Native Canoe Journeys
/ Tribal Journeys take place each summer, and generally last from 2 to 6 weeks, depending on how far it is from your village
/ start point to the host tribe or community who received all the canoes and hosts them for several days at the end of the
journey. For more information visit Tribal
Journeys website and the informational PADDLE
JOURNEYS site, which is often used as a curriculum resource for schools and colleges. |
Scenic Hood Canal. Photo by Sue Charles/Native Media © 2004 NW Washington has plenty of water associations
including Puget Sound, Hood Canal, and scores of lakes, rivers and inlets. Washington State is bordered by water; on the South by the Columbia River,
on the West by the Pacific Ocean, and on the Northwest by the Straight of Juan de Fuca. The scene above is from the beautiful Hood Canal which leads
to the interior of Western Washington and joins the great Puget Sound. |
