There’s something uplifting about a view of mountains. My bike ride only takes me about 15 or 20 minute to this peaceful spot. Ahead is the expanse of Addington Marsh with the hills of Minnekhada park rising to the left. I get off the streets onto the gravel path on a dyke beside the Pitt River (it’s off to the right) and suddenly all this unfolds in before me. Sometimes there’s a bear or two, or deer, probably some geese, an eagle overhead… Mother nature is consistently inconsistent with her blessings. It’s great to see the photo, but cannot compare with the actual experience of being there. How often we are immersed in our own thoughts – the inner reality – and miss the wonder around us.
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