PART 2 of 2 - EARLY JANUARY 1918
ROCKWELL KENT WILDERNESS CENTENNIAL JOURNAL 100 YEARS LATER by Doug Capra © 2018 Part 2 of 2 - Early January 1918 BELOW -- This is what Resurrection Bay looked like at about 12:45 p.m. Jan. 7, 2019. In the distance you can what we call sea smoke rising about the water. This happens when it’s so cold that the water is warmer than the air about. Capra photo. BELOW -- This shows what the waters looked like around Fox Island on Jan. 7, 2019. Although the sea is relative calm, this is no time to be traveling in an open loaded dory from Fox Island to Seward and back. It’s too cold. Even though it was snowing on Jan. 2 nd , the weather was mild. Olson picked a good time for his trip to Seward. Capra photo. Today in Seward -- January 9, 2018 – the temperature at my house was about 8 above zero at 7 a.m. The day before, Jan. 8 th -- it warmed up here to about 15 degrees. I judge how cold our winters are over the years by the outdoor clothing I wear. When