Emerging from the Fog
by Cathy Mahnke
Title
Emerging from the Fog
Artist
Cathy Mahnke
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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As the cruise ship Noordam approaches Juneau, Alaska, it passes Sandy Beach on Douglas Island. The huge boats normally make little noise as they navigate the channel. On this day, a fog bank further down the busy channel necessitated sounding of the ship's foghorn at regular intervals. I heard it coming long before it emerged from the fog, and waited here to photograph the behemoth.
The pilings are relics of the Treadwell Mining Complex, which closed down following a cave in early in 1917. The beach itself is a relic of the mines. The sand is a product of the gold extraction process, which involved crushing tons of rock to separate the gold ore.
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September 13th, 2017
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