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November. Night sky. 35°F. Auroral. Light ascends. Darkness surrounds. Engulfs. Envelops.
The Last Quarter. 49%. Ursa Major stands statuary. An...
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September. Night sky. 62°F. Light bands grow. Aurora glows. Darkness surrounds. Engulfs. Envelops.
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Dirt floor. Blue sky. Muscled creatures. Fill the chute. Crack the gate as bucking horses try to loosen their load. Bull riding. Steer wrestling....
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August. Night sky. 65°F. Crickets chirp. Bats' ballet. Frogs croak. Summer's blue vault darkens. Sol drops to horizon edge; swallowed whole as l...
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Mass of onlookers in attendance. Reborn jalopies looking for a second chance of redemption. Local boys. Father and son. A neighbor visiting from ...
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Summer. Sandpoint. Shakespeare. Grass covered in an assortment of colorful blankets and lawn chairs. Sun slowly shifts downward. Crowd gazes upon...
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Friday night. Pouring rain. 43°F. Sandpoint. An almost empty avenue. Wheels roll. Classic cars cruise. Spectators stand while hiding under umbre...
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3:15am. Black Morning. Packed. Up and brewed coffee. Got the kids up and loaded the steel beast. Cargo box—decorated with stickers and decals: b...
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Pulling out and taking a left, then crossing intersections, we stop to fill up. Tank full. We exit the gas station and follow asphalt with a for...
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Rain. Autumn rain. A chilly rain. Puddles grow as droplets hit and create minute, dispersive waves in pavement pools. The morning is gray and w...
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46 miles north of Coeur d'Alene, lies Sandpoint, located in Bonner County. Bonner County is the seventh county in the state of Idaho that begins...
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Our alarm wakes us early. The day before was set aside for packing the trailer; now hitched and ready to leave at our hour of departure. Once pac...
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