The Washington Post, July 6th, 2003
Gliding from water to sandy shore, we line up our kayaks and jump onto a sand spit jutting out from Wisconsin's York Island. We've just paddled three easy miles over perfectly smooth and still water. There's not even a whisper of a breeze in the 90-degree heat. As I pull off my spray skirt, I notice our guide staring north over the water. "Here it comes," she yells, and points to a dark line in the distance. We all watch helplessly as a wall of wind approaches and hits like a slap in the face. The water kicks up into three-foot swells. The suddenness conjures mythological images of a Greek god...
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