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Page 141
... sailed it among the islands of southeastern Alaska , but I never went out upon blue water and most of my time was spent hunting and making photographs along the rivers and in the mountains of that great land . Returning to California ...
... sailed it among the islands of southeastern Alaska , but I never went out upon blue water and most of my time was spent hunting and making photographs along the rivers and in the mountains of that great land . Returning to California ...
Page 142
... sailed . The Islander cost me about $ 1,000 for . material and a year and a half of hard work HOW THE SHIP WAS NAVIGATED Many pleasant days were spent sailing about the near - by islands , sometimes with friends , but more often alone ...
... sailed . The Islander cost me about $ 1,000 for . material and a year and a half of hard work HOW THE SHIP WAS NAVIGATED Many pleasant days were spent sailing about the near - by islands , sometimes with friends , but more often alone ...
Page 143
... SAILED ITSELF AT NIGHT When one goes to sea in a small boat , many things have to be left behind . If not prepared to make some sacrifices , voy- agers had better make their cruises in large , swift vessels carrying refrigerators or ...
... SAILED ITSELF AT NIGHT When one goes to sea in a small boat , many things have to be left behind . If not prepared to make some sacrifices , voy- agers had better make their cruises in large , swift vessels carrying refrigerators or ...
Page 144
... sailed from Los Angeles for the Marquesas Islands . A fair wind was blowing , and on the third day out I saw the sun rising over Guadalupe Island , standing high on the eastern horizon . I had fair winds down to the doldrums , in ...
... sailed from Los Angeles for the Marquesas Islands . A fair wind was blowing , and on the third day out I saw the sun rising over Guadalupe Island , standing high on the eastern horizon . I had fair winds down to the doldrums , in ...
Page 145
... sailed into a fairer haven than the Bay of Taiohae . After one passes through the entrance , about half a mile wide , a beautiful basin , about a mile and a half in diameter , opens out . From the fringe of coconut trees on the shore ...
... sailed into a fairer haven than the Bay of Taiohae . After one passes through the entrance , about half a mile wide , a beautiful basin , about a mile and a half in diameter , opens out . From the fringe of coconut trees on the shore ...
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