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With the
driving this past week we can now add
approximately1000 km more to the trip, making a total tally of about
5575 km driven in three weeks in eight American states and one Canadian
province. We have also hiked about 90 km in seven national parks and other
places of astounding natural beauty plus a sojourn in laid back San Francisco.
Whew! Quite the whirlwind tour!
Fortunately,
we still had time to get up close and comfortable with a few of Nature’s
fascinating creatures – both the small and the mighty. I particularly like the
squirrels and chipmunks even though some people say they are just rats wearing
fur coats. So what’s wrong with dressing up?
The
important thing is to embrace and protect all the animals and their habitats so
that we are not one of the last generations to have enjoyed them. Or, in the
words of Chief Dan George of the Tsleil-Waututh people:
“One thing
to remember is to talk to the animals.
If you do,
they will talk back to you.
But if you
don’t talk to the animals, they won’t talk back to you, then you won’t
understand, and when you don’t understand you will fear, and when you fear you
will destroy the animals, and if you destroy the animals, you will destroy
yourself.”
