Dash in the Blue Pacific (32 page)

Cole Alpaugh
is a former journalist,
having worked at daily newspapers along the East Coast, as well as
spending several years as a war correspondent in numerous hot spots
around the world for Manhattan-based news agencies. His work has
appeared in dozens of magazines, as well as most newspapers in
America. He was nominated by Gannett News Service for a 1991
Pulitzer Prize. Cole is currently a freelance photographer and
writer living in Northeast Pennsylvania, where he spends his
afternoons watching his daughter hit fuzzy yellow balls and ski
through slalom gates. You can find Cole online at
ColeAlpaugh.com.