Friday 25 March 2022

Monday, March 21, 2022

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Snow Deep

Vallabha and I headed for Sault Ste. Marie’s waterfront, which has a trail starting from the Sleep Inn Motel where we rested and dreamed for the night. The trail along the St. Mary’s River is not detectible. You cannot see it for the snow banks, but we tried anyway and so we sank into the white stuff, which was hard on the surface but soft underneath. I sank first, knee-deep. He began to come to my rescue but he sank all the same. It was a good laugh.

I continued on my own down the main street. These mining towns truly get challenged by drug addiction. It hurts to see the homeless as well. The downtowns are not what they used to be. A plaque set to a rock tells of the location of internment of “enemy aliens” in reference to Ukrainians and other Europeans who came to Canada, escaping the Russian Revolution. That was a bit over a hundred years ago. History spells out much darkness. Prejudices prevail in the accounts of human interactions.

Before departing for Toronto I met Ravi, who is attending college here. He decided to go to school in the north (Canada), has started a Yoga and Meditation club on campus, and is working part time harvesting chaga, medicinal fungus. “How did you get so adventurous?”

“I learned it from you and your walking,” he said.

Our trip back was great. Great scenery, but no bears – only a frozen moose (probably hit by a car) and who’s now a feast for flitting and landing ravens. French River was a delight.

May the Source be with you!

2 km

Check out “Play, Pray, Walk, Laugh,”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VODhCmb670M



 

 

 

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