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The night before launching. A huge thank you to my friend Joy for helping me pull it all together. -
Goodbye Portland! -
Gone fishing! -
My ‘on Safari in Kenya’ selfie, except I am rowing down the Columbia River. Same same. -
Heavenly light. -
The morning light was such a gift. -
Photo 1 – there is so much beauty in the world. -
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A tanker up-anchoring gave me a terrible fright. Astoria. -
Fishing boat pre-dawn. -
Boats charging at me in the dark. -
Salmon fishing season on the Columbia River.
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September 02 at 7AM. Columbia River Bar, best described as rowing a rollercoaster on a conveyor belt. -
I got spat out of the Columbia River at 8.75 knots! -
Day 1, sharks! -
A mere foot away from me! -
Three of them, cruising around under my boat! -
Arctic Tern. Scores flying south everyday -
Moon selfie. -
Arctic Tern + full moon -
Selfie. -
Curious and unafraid. -
Two seal pups hung out with me all morning. -
A giant glass lightbulb. Very weird. -
On sea anchor with dolphin visitors. -
A sea louse that came up with my sea-anchor -
Land bird visitor. -
Pre-sunrise -
The sunset of gods. -
Post sunset. -
Adams-Family selfie taken during the storm. -
Container ship silhouetted. -
Some of the roughest weather I have ever encountered. -
Breaking waves. -
The joy of closing in on the Golden Gate Bridge. -
Lighting a flare in celebration of arriving! -
In a month I ate half of that 20lb rock of Parmesan cheese! -
1st woman and 2nd person to “intentionally” row the length of the State of Oregon!