Rockwell Kent "Wilderness" Centennial Journal

ROCKWELL KENT WILDERNESS CENTENNIAL JOURNAL 100 YEARS LATER by Doug Capra © 2018-19 March 14-16, 1919 ABOVE – "Sunrise and Sea Smoke II" I took this photo   one freezing cold morning in late January or February sometime between 1999 and 2000. The view is looking south from Seward out into Resurrection Bay. When temperatures dip into the teens or single digits combined with a fierce north wind we get sea smoke because the sea water is warmer than the air above it. This is the weather Kent experiences in March 1919 just before he leaves Fox Island. Capra photo. During March 14 and 15 the north wind scourges, driving the bitterly cold temperatures down to unbearable wind-chill digits. Despite the cold Kent paints outside attempting with difficulty “to pin upon the canvas a little more of the infinite splendors of this place.” In between, last-minute packing. Much must be left behind, and that will be difficult. Still, the interior looks sterile.