the walbran

wow. so lovely

so much of who i am is based on my time there.

In some ways this whole trip is like a trip to find myself - from my visit to my family's past in kap, to the reunion of the blockade in the walbran, to seeing old friends throughout the country - it's been a trip into my past

so here i am - a settler, born of loggers and farmers, a son of a union member and a manager, who left the environmental movement out of angst around the unwillingness of that movement to deal with race, gender and class, and yet still in love with an old growth valley and still loving those who have given their lives (and continue to) to preserve wilderness

ah the contradictions.

the people in the reunion were brilliant - many of whom i had not seen in years, and though many were missed, it was amazing to see all those wonderful people. And to see the valley itself, though waking up to the sounds of logging machinery was as always disturbing

my love to you all and see you in 2016 for the 25th anniversary!