Pacific Crest: Mile 1036
The storm brought the power of heaven with it. Bolts ripped across the Crest. Thunder flooded the world with a sound that cut deep inside my heart. All of it let me know how small I am. I sat hunched...
View ArticleAngle to Key West: Things That Go Boom In The Night (8/24)
South Twin, Apostles – August 24, 2012 Lightning seems everywhere, flashing bright in the distance, cracking the dark night, making the horizon glow electric. I stare out, watching bolts split and...
View ArticleAngle to Key West: Bad Days (12/10)
Mile 195 on Lower Mississippi – December 10, 2012 The tent shrunk then folded around me. I leaned against the wall. It felt like a bull raged on the other side. Fabric snapped and ripped in the air....
View ArticleAngle to Key West: Spot of Land (2/8)
Hudson, FL – February 8, 2013 The rain came at sunset last night, thick and fast, washing over the tidal flats and away. I looked for somewhere to camp, but found only grass and mud that sunk into...
View ArticleAngle to Key West: The Storm (8/26)
Between Pancake and Whiskey Points, Lake Superior – August 26, 2013 The storm came at midnight. I thought it was a dream at first. Lightning fell like rain. It flashed so fast that the world glowed as...
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