11. As revealed by robotic floodlights miles down, the ghostly intactness meant the bow had flooded slowly, allowing it to hold its shape while sinking. 12. A few miles down the road from the Blace checkpoint, Italian troops have taken up positions in rutted fields with several armored personnel carriers and mechanized artillery. 13. A few miles down the road from Tofino is Long Beach. 14. A few miles down the road, a gleaming new processing plant, financed by contributions from hundreds of local beekeepers, is also buzzing with activity. 15. A few miles down the road, squads of flak-jacketed Ontario Provincial Police nervously clutched their military-style assault weapons and awaited dawn. 16. A couple of miles down the road maybe -- distances are hazy in the memory -- Bruce Hagemeyer ran into a Forest Service crew. 17. A few miles down the road, he would encounter a huge sand wash. 18. A few miles down the road, I come upon another one, or so I thought. 19. A fleet of submersible vehicles, tethered robots and automatic cameras has gathered data ever since the eruption transformed the landscape nearly a mile down. 20. A few miles down the road, groups of gaunt refugees who had spent the last two weeks hiding in the forest were staggering into the Mugunga camp. |