Travel Photos of the Week: June 4-10
A boat leaves the Venice Marina at sunrise for open waters. The early bird gets the worm. Or, in this case, the early-rising sports fisherman gets the best spot and may bring in an impressive haul. (Mark Boster / LAT)
A smashed fishing vessel and other wreckage litter a swampy area near the marina. Katrina left a mess, and it’s still visible throughout southern Louisiana. (Mark Boster / LAT)
A pelican is silhouetted against a full moon. The Louisiana wildlife is bouncing back in the wake of Katrina. (Mark Boster / LAT)
The moon casts an eerie blue glow over a wrecked fishing boat and other debris left by Katrina in a southern Louisiana swamp. (Mark Boster / LAT)
A flock of seagulls? Try a flock of pelicans instead. Several representatives of the state bird roost on the wood piles at Venice Marina as another dawn breaks on southern Louisiana. (Mark Boster / LAT)
Morning mist envelops the restored big house at Woodland Plantation near West Pointe a la Hache, La. The home, which sits on the west bank of the Mississippi, is now a bed-and-breakfast that serves anglers returning to the mouth of the Mississippi to get in some sports fishing. The house may look familiar — a black-and-white drawing of it is featured on the labels of bottles of Southern Comfort. (Mark Boster / LAT)
Brandon Carter hooks up with a redfish where the Mississippi River meets up with the Gulf of Mexico, a place known as “the end of the world.” (Mark Boster / LAT)
CHARLOTTE: It might be a little too high on this list, but I’ve never had a bad time there. Pictured: Construction workers and the Charlotte, N.C., skyline are reflected in the windows of the Moorehead Corporate Plaza. (Patrick Schneider / AP)
SEATTLE: Clean, crisp air makes it a must-smell. Pictured: Seattle’s 607-foot Space Needle, built for the 1962 World’s Fair. (Lawrence K. Ho / LAT)
