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Edge of Frozen
A new fine art series has been published on the site. Edge of Frozen.
Project Statement
Becoming more fluid than frozen and moving north.
The transition from frozen to fluid is a most important and delicate balance. It is where global warming has the strongest of impacts; a space where white becomes blue in the matter of the smallest degrees.
Our planet – becoming more fluid than frozen and its moving north.
Keep on moving.
The Kettle River — Black and Blue
Project Statement:
The Kettle River was placed at the top of the Outdoor Recreation Council’s BC Endangered Rivers List in 2011. Wanting to know more, I spent some time immersing myself into the watershed. I explored the headwaters and followed its journey to the border. I also wanted to explore seasonal differences – I was looking for the character, the traits of the Kettle River and its water. A diverse system from top to bottom, its’ flows are strongly dependant on snow-melt driven runoff. Wet in the headwaters to desert-like by the Canadian-American border, the river faces classic human-induced challenges. Large scale extractions by agriculture and resort development are in conflict with the ecological balance of the downstream system. So, should development have the right of way?
Pinnacle Lake
Pinnacle Lake from Mark Coffey on Vimeo.
As you can see in the short timelapse above, the clouds did not clear for me but I am sure to go back — hoping for better skies.
One neat part of this hike was seeing the size of avalanches that ran this past winter with record snow levels. More snow can lead to larger climax avalanches and this was certainly the case in this drainage. The edges of the slide paths were quite difficult to get through with all of the downed mature trees. Also, the debris fields were littered with large braches and pieces of the forest. Powerful, scary and beautiful.
Play wisely 
Lucky to live here
I am lucky to live in such a beatiful area. This is where I had lunch yesterday – hoping and waiting for some clouds to clear – and was still in shorts and t-shirt at home for happy hour
