PART 3 JANUARY 2 -- FEBRUARY 11, 1919
ROCKWELL KENT WILDERNESS CENTENNIAL JOURNAL 100 YEARS LATER by Doug Capra © 2018 Part 3 – Jan. 2 – Feb. 11, 1919 ABOVE -- Sunrise on January 31, 2018 at 8:45 a.m. Clouds hover over Fox Island with the moon and morning start above. Capra photo. BELOW -- The sun at 12:30 p.m. on January 31, 2018. The same clouds hang over the island. Capra photo. The weather in late January has been quite cold with that awesome north wind. Kent usually restocks supplies when in Seward. Now with Olson gone for so long he writes on Jan. 23 rd in Wilderness , “It’s a real satisfaction to find that my calculations in supplies in bedding, in heating equipment were just right for conditions here. We’re running low now on cereals and milk but we planned to visit Seward this month to restock. Olson’s absence is quite outside of all plans.” The weather and increasing light allow Kent to paint outside every day. He describes his method of “fixing the forms and above all ...