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Waterton Town Site, Alberta The wind tosses us from one year to the next, and it's not giving up now. First walk of 2021, first Friday walk*, first time I've been in Waterton in 120 km/h gusts. Upper Waterton Lake looks like the ocean today. The relentless sound of it all, wind-battered faces, air blown out of our lungs, and tears out of our eyes. 
Location: Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta
Length: 3 km Companions: Tom Date: 1 January, 2021 *This first Walking the Land First Friday Walk of the year in response to Thomas Clark's poem In Praise of Walking, these lines in particular: "Wrong turnings, doubling back, pauses and digressions, all contribute to the dislocation of a persistent self-interest. / Everything we meet is equally important or unimportant." With thanks to Kel, Richard, Tom, and all the First Friday walkers.
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Jerome
2/1/2021 04:58:04 am
Keep walking, and writing
Sandra
2/1/2021 09:42:46 pm
Thanks Jerome, here's to all the walks ahead of us in 2021! Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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Author Sandra Cowan likes to walk on trails, paths, and city streets. She is based in southern Alberta, Canada, a visitor in the land of the Siksikaitsitapi (Blackfoot Confederacy). Collaborations with Lethbridge Walking arts collective here: lethbridgewalking.weebly.com Archives
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