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WINTER/SPRING2017
Time is not ticking anymore.The sun rolls in and thewaves shape up.This is a
time of leisurely cooking, resting, surfing andwelcoming the stars aswe gather
around the fire. It’s a simplicity thatwe cherish anddonot take for granted,
combinedwith a sense of accomplishment that comeswith reaching any
destination.To step intonature, alone or in a group, is tobuild a connection
and anunderstandingofwhat needs tobe protected.
Laying in the sun, I findmyself thinkingofmyown youngkids andhow early
andoften theywill develop ecological values.Will theyneed abig trip like this
or can an afternoon in aProvincial Parkbuild that connection too?
I lookover at four grownmen, fathers and adventurers,with smiles in their eyes
andpeace in their hearts. Soonwewill behome and thewaters of theNorthwest
Coastwill be gone fromour bodies. Butmemories of the journey, the
wilderness, good friends, andof simplybeingpresentwhileoutside, alive and in
stepwithnature;we canonlyhope these thingswill stay inour cells forever.
JIMMARTINELLOPHOTOS
