the Thoreau Log. 16 February 1852. Concord, Mass. Thoreau writes in his journal: Down Turnpike . . . As I walk the bleak Walden road, it blows up over the highest drifts in the west, lit by the westering sun like the spray on a beach before the northwest wind (Journal, 3:304-307). Log Index Log Pages Select... 1817-1832183318341835183618371838183918401841184218431844184518461847184818491850185118521853185418551856185718581859186018611862