The transformation of an Orcas Island home takes advantage of remarkable views
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For many years, Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders(opens in new tab) entertained his Orcas Island neighbors with breathtaking acrobatics in his vintage airplane.
Anders and his wife, Valerie, had purchased a five-acre compound on the isolated western edge of the island for its mesmerizing view, a subject he knew something about. As a member of the first human crew to orbit the moon, Anders is responsible for “Earthrise(opens in new tab),” perhaps the most famous landscape photograph ever published.
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