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Beyond the door she wished for tropics but found Alaska
(222 views)
The land around Dutch Harbor
(2008) Unalaska (aka Ounalashka), Alaska
© 2008 Denver Welte
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by Denver Welte
(10 of 25) She found a door exactly that big
, The land around Dutch Harbor
, (2008) Unalaska (aka Ounalashka), Alaska
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(11 of 25) A small river flowed through the highlands
, The land around Dutch Harbor
, (2008) Unalaska (aka Ounalashka), Alaska
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(12 of 25) A fox darted briefly into view
, The land around Dutch Harbor
, (2008) Unalaska (aka Ounalashka), Alaska
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(13 of 25) The spit of land was revealed at low tide
, The land around Dutch Harbor
, (2008) Unalaska (aka Ounalashka), Alaska
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(14 of 25) The beach was unexpectedly rocky
, The land around Dutch Harbor
, (2008) Unalaska (aka Ounalashka), Alaska
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(15 of 25) The distant bluffs seemed almost too green
, The land around Dutch Harbor
, (2008) Unalaska (aka Ounalashka), Alaska
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(16 of 25) Morning found the sand unexpectedly black
, The land around Dutch Harbor
, (2008) Unalaska (aka Ounalashka), Alaska
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(17 of 25) The tide appeared abnormally low
, The land around Dutch Harbor
, (2008) Unalaska (aka Ounalashka), Alaska
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(18 of 25) Seaweed and mussels amid bare rocks
, The land around Dutch Harbor
, (2008) Unalaska (aka Ounalashka), Alaska
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(19 of 25) Strong beds of mussels were exposed
, The land around Dutch Harbor
, (2008) Unalaska (aka Ounalashka), Alaska
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(20 of 25) Juvenile bald eagle rested on a roof
, The land around Dutch Harbor
, (2008) Unalaska (aka Ounalashka), Alaska
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(21 of 25) "How about," he asked. "A game of horseshoes?"
, The land around Dutch Harbor
, (2008) Unalaska (aka Ounalashka), Alaska
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(22 of 25) Nothing like spring to take spring out of his step
, The land around Dutch Harbor
, (2008) Unalaska (aka Ounalashka), Alaska
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(23 of 25) Boat trip to see whales
, Undocumented when batteries died
, The land around Dutch Harbor
, (2008) Unalaska (aka Ounalashka), Alaska
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(24 of 25) Some erosion was evident
, The land around Dutch Harbor
, (2008) Unalaska (aka Ounalashka), Alaska
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(25 of 25) Sunset with a view of a distant beach
, The land around Dutch Harbor
, (2008) Unalaska (aka Ounalashka), Alaska
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(1 of 25) The view across Unalaska Bay
, The land around Dutch Harbor
, (2008) Unalaska (aka Ounalashka), Alaska
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(2 of 25) The beach was rocky but the view crisp
, The land around Dutch Harbor
, (2008) Unalaska (aka Ounalashka), Alaska
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(3 of 25) Not, she thought, a safe place for children to climb
, The land around Dutch Harbor
, (2008) Unalaska (aka Ounalashka), Alaska
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(4 of 25) The road that morning ended on a pier
, The land around Dutch Harbor
, (2008) Unalaska (aka Ounalashka), Alaska
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(5 of 25) Horseshoes hadn't become popular yet
, Unisea Sports Bar, Dutch Harbor
, (2008) Unalaska (aka Ounalashka), Alaska
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(6 of 25) Flowers bloomed like mad that spring
, The land around Dutch Harbor
, (2008) Unalaska (aka Ounalashka), Alaska
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(7 of 25) They watched the first feeble spring melt
, The land around Dutch Harbor
, (2008) Unalaska (aka Ounalashka), Alaska
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(8 of 25) The heat from their passion melted through to dirt
, The land around Dutch Harbor
, (2008) Unalaska (aka Ounalashka), Alaska
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