In this insightful account of her solo voyage in a sixteen-foot kayak, Jennifer Hahn vividly relates the ecstatic moments and terrifying predicaments of paddling against the wind through Alaska's Inside Passage. Hahn's adventures include dramatic encounters with animals and heartwarming experiences with coastal characters. Much more than a memoir, Spirited Waters is a remarkable blend of adventure travel, natural history, and personal challenge.
Storm. the “inSiDe paSSage” iSn't all inSiDe.There are places, such as Dixon Entrance, which I was approaching, and Queen Charlotte Sound, where the chain of islands protecting boaters from the open ocean disappears.
Sea stars, whose rays can number as many as twenty-three, are also echinoderms. “Starfish,” the most common name for sea stars, is a misnomer, since they haven't a bone in common with fish. If you lifted a sea star's legs so that the ...
Don’t be! Strong Waters covers everything from the basics of bottling to the science of sweetening. It’s surprisingly easy, and as eight pages of color photos illustrate, the results are tantalizing. Cheers!
Moments earlier, Blue had just helped her friend escape out of the second-story bedroom window, but she was now trapped in that same bedroom with no means of escape.
... waters.The water had a way ofcalming my fears. Not just any water, the oceans,the seas, theendless waters that flowed on forever. I listened to those waters,I flowed with them, on and on.... Going back to work on Monday and trying to ...
A practical guide to adding even more character to your favourite spirits - infusion is fun, inventive and need not be expensive.
The word “possession” is anything but transparent, especially as it developed in the context of the African Americas. There it referred variously to spirits, material goods, and people.
Emily looked back. She shined her light at Freeman, then up at the stars. Her beam made a nice comment, I thought, graphing the thrust of her father's life. But Freeman was annoyed. He asked her please not to shine it at him.
Don’t be! Strong Waters covers everything from the basics of bottling to the science of sweetening. It’s surprisingly easy, and as eight pages of color photos illustrate, the results are tantalizing. Cheers!
But as Gregory Smithers shows, the colonizers failed—and Indigenous resistance is core to this story. Reclaiming Two-Spirits amplifies their voices, reconnecting their history to Native nations in the 21st century.