Angle to Key West: Rocket Fuel (3/31)
Spoil Island near Merritt Island – March 31, 2013 I never stopped from the moment I slid into the water. I just went, watching the sun rise high then fall […]
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Angle to Key West: Northbound (3/14)
Off Islamorada, Florida Keys – March 14, 2013 All the cracks show back on the water. Everything I forgot matters again as Key West fades in the distance. The weariness […]
Angle to Key West: Something’s Coming (12/9)
Mile 240 on a bend before Baton Rouge, LA – December 9, 2012 The air feels heavy in my lungs, warm and wet, like I’m sitting in a steam room […]
Angle to Key West: Frost and Fog (11/13)
Just above I-57 Bridge near Cairo, Illinois – November 13, 2012 A thick layer of frost covered my sleeping bag. It cracked apart as I moved to sit up and […]
Angle to Key West: Frozen (10/5)
13 miles above La Crosse, WI – October 5, 2012 I can’t keep my hands and feet warm. It feels like my heart can’t pump blood that far. They numb […]
Angle to Key West: Spilled Paint (10/3)
Bottom of Lake Pepin – October 3, 2012 Fall coats the bluffs, soaking them in copper, gold, and rusted-red leaves. The colors rise out of the green-brown water and hang […]
Angle to Key West: Snowbirds (9/14)
Mississippi River above Aitkin, MN – September 14, 2012 Every night geese form V’s and fill the skies, soaring overhead with a chorus of calls that echo and disappear into […]
