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The Memorial
The room is already busy when we walk through the door, the steady din that mutters ceaselessly just under the threshold of consciousness in every bar amplified by the murmuring of more voices than usual. The voices are muted and somber, the typical joy that underlies the normal conversations of friends meeting for drinks conspicuously……
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The Fire
The thick, noxious smoke hangs low and heavy over the Okanogan valley, an oppressive hand that is felt in the trepidation of the three weary travelers in the speeding truck and trailer. My dad, my brother, and I are racing to our cabin which lies in the path of a hungry fire that’s feeding voraciously……
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Canoeing the Everglades (part six) Hell’s Bay to the end.
This is part six of a six-part travel series. If you missed part one and want to start at the beginning, you can find it here: https://authorrickfuller.com/2021/08/08/canoeing-the-everglades-part-one/ Two things had to meld together perfectly for our plans for the last day of our adventure to change so drastically. The first was that I had to spot……
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Canoeing the Everglades (part five) North River to Hell’s Bay.
This is part five of a multi-part travel blog. If you’d like to start at the beginning, check out part one here: https://authorrickfuller.com/2021/08/08/canoeing-the-everglades-part-one/ The Everglades are a vast and mostly inhospitable landscape of impenetrable mangroves, swamps, and lakes. It is a labyrinth of channels, rivers, inlets, and hidden bays, many of which are so remote……
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Canoeing the Everglades (part four) Joe River to North River.
This is part four of a multi-part travel series. If you missed part one and want to start at the beginning, you can find it here:Â https://authorrickfuller.com/2021/08/08/canoeing-the-everglades-part-one/ On morning three, we were once again up before the dawn. A thin, waxing crescent moon was rising in the east with Venus trailing in its wake, both illuminated……
Author Rick Fuller 