MARCH 11-13 , 1919
ROCKWELL KENT WILDERNESS CENTENNIAL JOURNAL 100 YEARS LATER by Doug Capra © 2018-19 March 11-13, 1919 ABOVE – "Sunrise and Sea Smoke" I took this photo one freezing cold morning in late January or February sometime between 1999 and 2000. Digital cameras did not take high definition shots at that time. This is what we get when temperatures dip into the teens or single digits combined with a fierce north wind. The sea water is warmer than the air above it, causing the sea smoke. The wind-chill factor descends well below zero. Kent describes this weather in March 1919 just before he leaves Fox Island. Capra photo. Tuesday, March 11, 1919 – It’s cold and the north wind blows. With so little time left in Alaska, and with more daylight available, Kent paints fanatically. Knowing time is short, Olson is always underfoot. He knows how lonely he’ll be when the Kents leave. “He treasures every little moment we can give him,” Kent writes. “In his pocket-b