Vandrelysten – Aching for the Distance
The United States
Paddleboarding
Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, U.S.A. – February 13th, 2011 The sign said: ‘Free Paddleboard Demo’, and a half dozen people were braving the fifty degree weather (frigid by Floridian standards) to give it a try. The beginners were standing up slowly and carefully – a February morning swim was not on anyone’s agenda. That was … Continue reading
Mountains in the Rearview Mirror
Where: Rocky Mountain National Park, U.S.A. When: July 2010 Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T1i ——————————————- A reflection in a crystal-clear mountain pool? A break in the fabric of dimensions? Actually, it’s just an interesting way my camera dealt with my rear-view mirror while I was driving on Colorado’s Highway to the Sky. /American Road Trip … Continue reading
USA 2010
American Road Trip Plus July 10th-27th, 2010 Trip Conception, Goals, and Planning: This trip started with a email from my penpal, Liisa, who I visited in Finland in 2008. She wanted to come to America – see my haunts, and maybe a litte more – and since I’m pretty well spread out over the continent, … Continue reading
Treasure Island Kite Festival
Where: Treasure Island, Florida, U.S.A. When: January 2011 Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T1i ———————————————— The uninformed might be forgiven for looking out their window yesterday and thinking the world was ending, that their city was being invaded by an army of giant, flying centipedes, lizards, squid, and… purple people eaters. The real explanation was the … Continue reading
Little Norway on the Great Plains
Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S.A. - July 19th, 2010 I had been puzzled by the billboards and flyers touting a Norwegian Stavkirke in South Dakota’s Black Hills. I had seen one or two of the old wooden churches in Norway, but why would there be one in South Dakota? What could it amount to? On … Continue reading
Crossing Kansas
Where: Kansas, U.S.A. When: July 2010 Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T1i ———————————————— It takes nearly ten hours to drive from Kansas City to Denver, Colorado, and it’s not one of America’s most scenic drives. When the first mountains begin to appear on the horizon, distant and faint, I can’t take my scenery-starved eyes off of … Continue reading
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