Angle to Key West: Alabama Lost (12/23)
Dauphin Island, Alabama – December 23, 2012 The last of the Mississippi gulf islands faded behind me and the thin strip of sand at the tip of Dauphin Island rose […]
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Angle to Key West: Wild Land (12/22)
Eastern tip of Horn Island, Gulf Islands National Seashore – December 22, 2012 West Ship looked like a penny on the horizon. East Ship like a company of trees stripped […]
Angle to Key West: Finding the Edge (9/10)
“At last we saw a clump of tall birch-trees, for which we steered and found ourselves on a small circular island, which afforded a comfortable resting place, and from which […]
Angle to Key West: Long Walk to the Gates of Hell (9/8)
“It is generally considered the worst ‘carrying place’ in the Northwest, and judging from the great number of canoes which lie decaying along this part of it, having been abandoned […]
Angle to Key West: Fading Duluth (9/3)
St. Louis River near New Duluth, MN – September 3, 2012 Duluth’s harbor is a maze of industry. Giant grain silos rise into the sky near ore docks, piles of […]
Angle to Key West: Farewell to the Boundary Waters (7/25)
Grand Marais, MN – July 25, 2012 “Just look at a road map and ball your fist up,” Rolf Skrien said. “That”s how big it is, just the size of […]
Angle to Key West: Height of Land (7/9)
South Lake, Boundary Waters Wilderness, MN – July 9, 2012 It’s strange to turn a corner, watch the water open, and feel like you’ve jumped three hundred years forward in […]
Angle to Key West: Moving Shadows (7/7)
Saganaga Lake, Boundary Waters Wilderness, MN – July 7, 2012 My eyes saw a flicker of movement just beyond a shadow. I stared and saw only branches, leaves, and light, […]
Angle to Key West: Water and Sky (7/1)
Crooked Lake, Boundary Waters Wilderness – July 1, 2012 The still air leaves Crooked Lake’s surface a sheet of glass. The Looksha’s hull cuts through reflections of puffy white clouds […]
