Hood Canal Adventures is an ecotourism company offering a variety of Biologist and Naturalist guided kayaking and educational forest adventures and kayak rentals on the Eastern Olympic Peninsula / Hood Fjord. 

Hood Canal Adventures was established by Fisheries and Marine Biologist Christina Maloney in 2008 as a small kayak rental business and has since grown to include a diverse variety of educational excursions and a nature themed gift shop.

Many tours are guided by the owner, however the company also employs a talented group of local outdoor enthusiasts, other Biologists, foraging experts, Naturalists and all around great people to help visitors discover, appreciate, and conserve all our outdoor paradise has to offer.  Meet our team below!

CHRISTINA MALONEY: Founder; President; Biologist; Guide

After a career as a Fisheries & Marine Biologist with, most notably, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and Biological Technician with the Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW), and the USGS Western Fisheries Research Center, Christina moved to Brinnon to create Hood Canal Adventures. Christina opened the small eco-tourism business to share her knowledge and passion for marine wildlife and to help others discover all the wild natural beauty that the Olympic Peninsula and the Hood Fjord have to offer.

JERRY NOVAK: Plant & Mushroom Specialist / Tour Guide

Jerry is a Herpetologist who has worked with the Woodland Park Zoo and Washington State Fish & Wildlife, however his other life long passion besides turtles; snakes and salamanders, is foraging for native plants and mushrooms. Jerry’s knowledge and skill in identifying native plants and mushrooms is top notch.  But just as important, he knows the edibility; medicinal values; and practical uses of the hundreds, if not thousands of species that he knows well.

JILL BIDOCZKA: Kayaking Guide / Rental Assistant / Jill Of All Trades

Jill is a true mariner with experience as a Kayak Expedition Leader / Second Mate on Alaska cruise ships and as a Captain on tourist excursion boats in Hawaii. To top it off, she is a SCUBA diver and surfer and even lives on her 35 foot sail racing sloop. Our resident mermaid.

Bronte Brook – Coming Soon!