Light and Fern

Up Hill, Both Ways

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June 26th 2010
I had visions of being swept to sea. It would be a fitting way to end this trip, I suppose. But it was not what I wanted at the moment. The water was icy and rushing hard against my legs, all the way up to my knee; my toes felt for support among the stones on the riverbed. I had come too far, much of it over slippery, shoe-sucking muddy paths, to turn back -- but I wondered if I could make i ... read more

North America » Canada » Newfoundland & Labrador » Gros Morne National Park

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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... ... read more