7/8/2023 0 Comments Author william least heat moon![]() The time that counts on the river is the flow of the river itself. “The river sort of eats our conception of time. ![]() “It’s the shortest four months I’ve spent in my life,” he says. Just shy of reaching the Pacific, a man whose previous boating experience had been limited to the two extremes of paddling a canoe and working aboard a 900-foot aircraft carrier during a two-year Navy hitch, ponders the power of the river and its influence on time. Lively blue eyes constantly scan the river horizon. His face, ruddy from wind and sun, contrasts with his silvery beard and hair, which he remarks grows whiter with every trip. Tanned hands knowingly gripping the wheel, the captain keeps an alert posture even though the pace sometimes bounces him above his seat. ![]()
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