Tag: Michael Modzelewski
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Honolulu, Hawaii Marathon
[slideshow_deploy id=’438′] by Paula Grecco. My husband was running his 74th marathon in Honolulu, Hawaii, and I was anxiously jostling for space with the other spectators, waiting for him to cross the finish line at Waikiki Beach. I kept glancing at my watch, at first not letting it bother me that he seemed to…
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Inside Passage Book Review – By The Nature Book Club
Adventures in Wilderness The Nature Book Club Two hundred miles north of Vancouver “and about a hundred years back” lies Swanson Island, a remote rock along the icy, rugged coastline between Alaska and Seattle – the setting of this riveting adventure. INSIDE PASSAGE describes Michael Modzelewski’s experiences – both wonderful and harrowing – in…
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Inside Passage Book Review – By The Seattle Morning News Tribune
A Natural Passage Inside To The Soul Book Review by Author and historian Murray Morgan who contributes free-lance book reviews to The Seattle Morning News Tribune The Inside Passage, the waterway between Puget Sound and Alaska that lies between the continental shore and the screening offshore island, has intrigued and endangered boatmen since European explorers…
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Inside Passage Book Review – By San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco Examiner THERE WERE BEASTS in both places, but nothing much else was the same about Michael Modzelewski’s two memorable “homes” – a football locker room at the University of Maryland and remote Swanson Island, 200 miles north of Vancouver in British Columbia’s Inside Passage. Football came first, and it came naturally. Modzelewski’s father,…
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Malibu, California Marathon
[slideshow_deploy id=’899′] Hilly course along the PCH, Pacific Coast Highway, with awesome views of the ocean. Mile markers on upright surfboards. Finish at famous Zuma Beach, where you can dive into the Pacific O. after kicking it in!
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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Marathon
[slideshow_deploy id=’910′] A scenic tour through a most beautiful Atlantic Ocean resort town. Breezes blowing in from the ocean keep you cool. Locals turn out full force to cheer you on. Instead of a gun-bang at the start, “Bubbles,” an African Elephant, from a nearby game preserve is the Master of Ceremonies. He lifts…
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Inside Passage Book Review – By Caroline Ceniza-Levine
How the Fierce Handle Fear; Secrets To Succeeding In Challenging Times Caroline Ceniza-Levine “I read dozens of books each year and post about them in my blogs. I don’t just read business or self-help books. Recently, I read a travel journalists’ memoir on living in the wilderness, Inside Passage by Michael Modzelewski. It’s a beautiful,…
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Wild Life Book Review – By Morgan Shamy
Are All Authors X-tremists? Yesterday I finished WILD LIFE by Michael Modzelewski. It was a riot! The story is a memoir of the author’s life as a Cosmo bachelor and his journey to where he is today. It’s verrrry adult, so all my teen readers close your eyes, but for my not so innocent friends,…
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She Found Serenity, Spirituality Amid The Rigors of Alaskan Life – The Philadelphia Inquirer.
By Anne Vitabile, for The Philadelphia Inquirer In Vienna, I waltzed to the music of Strauss. In Paris, I floated down the Seine in a barge. I trod the Appian Way in the footsteps of my ancestors. I stood in wonder a the magnificence of the Grand Canyon, but nothing moved me like the icy…
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The Adventurer – Smoke Magazine
Swimming with dolphins in the Amazon, tracking tigers in Nepal, spending two years on an Alaskan island studying killer whales — most men just read about these kind of exploits, or watch them on TV. For Michael Modzelewski, they’re all part of the job. If you’ve ever tried out for Survivor — or better yet,…