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Flathead Lake Circumnavigation | Day 4
July 25, 2019
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Day 4 | Goose Island - Grinde Bay | 30 Miles
Ominous feelings settle in like a fog. The vast expanse of open water beckons to the south. Anger brews in the Salish Range; streaks of lightening curl across the eastern sky. Nervous, my hands move slow at their morning…
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Flathead Lake Circumnavigation | Day 3
July 24, 2019
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Doesn’t get much better.
Day 3 | Wayfarer’s State Park - Goose Island | 19 Miles
There is a special kind of silence before the sun makes its move toward the horizon. This time is best. Feathered friends break the silence. Their call permission to move. Stiffer than yesterday but…
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Flathead Lake Circumnavigation | Day 2
July 23, 2019
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Day 2 | Bare-Belly Island - Wayfarer’s State Park | 26 Miles
My eyes remained closed in the early morning hours, shutoff from the world. Neighboring birds held conversations. Crows, eagles, magpies and other small birds chatting. Opening my eyes and gazing north, a moody blanket of clouds lay hovering…
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Flathead Lake Circumnavigation | Day 1
July 19, 2019
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East Bay glowing in the mid-day light.
Day 1 | Grinde Bay to Bare-Belly Island | 18 miles
The gentle sound of water moving over rock brought my attention away from the dark silhouette of the Mission Mountains. Between those dark sentinels lay a vast body of water, the largest…
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Chile | Experiencing the Place
April 11, 2019
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Tagua Tagua Lake in a mood.
The sun had just risen beneath a low ceiling of clouds. The whole city of Peurto Varas was caste in a bronze hue. It would have been wonderful to capture the moment. All I had in my pocket was a room key, no worries.…
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An Afternoon Out
December 26, 2018
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I stepped outside on my way to the kitchen. It was still dark. It’s always dark when I start my day. The mountain continued to drip from a heavy day of rain. Stopping by the weather instruments - the gauge showed two inches of precipitation. My gaze met the black…
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Settled In
December 12, 2018
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The roads have been closed for three days now. I think the closure is what I finally needed to feel settled in for the season. Each day is coming together with a clear head and without worry. It takes a week or two for the mind to quiet down once…
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Not all Golden Light
December 5, 2018
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The wind continues to howl, as it has for fifteen hours now. Tucked away in this cedar clad kingdom, I let myself dwell for a moment on the existence I’ve come to live. Beautiful sunrises, solitude by the handful, and five-hundred thousand acres of National Park playground at my finger…
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Out and About
November 27, 2018
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I checked the weather gauge; the temperature had suddenly dropped eight degrees. With the temperature drop came a frozen dragon’s breath - flash frosting everything in site. Gazing out of the kitchen window, I noticed pieces of blue sky peaking through the arctic mist. Camera in hand, I closed the…
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A Caretaker Returns
November 20, 2018
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Looking down at my feet, I can’t help but wonder where they’ve taken me - where they’ll soon take me again. Like a smooth long run in the mountains, the days of summer seemed to slip away with the miles; and like any run in the mountains, the outcomes were…
