After driving through what seemed like endless, Oregon pine forest we arrived, in the snow, at a small car park high above shimmering blue water. Once out of the car the natural viewpoint opened widely to the north revealing high, rocky cliffs that encircled a vast lake. A conical, pine-speckled island broke up the lakes’ […]
As a kid growing up on an island in the Hauraki Gulf I was acutely aware of the complex relationship between land and sea. Exploring new, and often crumbling headlands to jump off, looking for privacy in enclosed beaches, trekking miles to find new fishing spots that wouldn’t snag all our gear, or chasing waves by […]
I’m sure many of us have been strolling along the waters edge somewhere and imagined what will happen when sea level rise really begins to impact our coastal regions. What would happen to your favorite beach? How would that flash house behind the dunes be affected? Should we move further inland or build a house on […]
