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Virginia A. Spiegel |
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Portage Series
Each year, my sister and I load up her 17’ Kevlar canoe, our packs and paddles and take a journey of discovery within the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). The BWCAW, following along the Canadian border of northeastern Minnesota, is a million acres of forest with 1000 lakes, 160 miles of portage trails connecting these lakes and 1200 miles of canoe routes.
Weeks after I return from the BWCAW, my sleeping hours are spent journeying by canoe. I hear the splash of water on my paddle, the call of the loon and the absolute stillness of the lake, the forest and my heart.
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| Drifting | Mother Rock |
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| Silence | Silver Current |
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| Slanting Birches | Nightfall |
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| Paddling Solo Private Collection |
Like White Stars Collection of J.J. Palmtag, Inc. |
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| Glory Collection of N.J. S. Rosman |
