Hiking in National Parks
Posted on April 15, 2008
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The past two weekends, I’ve been out in the world, working my legs. Sara and I went to Jasper two weeks ago (photos will be uploaded to Flickr in the near future), and we were out at Elk Island this past Saturday.
It’s been a while since I’ve really been out in the woods, hiking. While we stuck to the trails and didn’t really do anything too intensive (though, Maligne Canyon was slipperier than I remember it being at this time last year, which made staying on one’s feet a difficult task at times), it was good to be out and moving.
It’s good to finally be walking, and moving, and breathing fresh air. It’s good to finally be working off some of the winter weight. Hibernation is good, but it’s time that it comes to an end for another season.
Perhaps more important than the end of hibernation is the feeling that one is communing with nature. I’ve seen a great deal of wildlife in the past two weeks—elk, deer, and bison—and I’ve felt energized and alive by being out in the forests and grasslands of Alberta.
With the weather finally turning nice, I plan to do a lot more of this. Really, I should have been doing it all through the winter, too. But, that’s a thought for next year.
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