I WAS FEELING A BIT OF BURNOUT from juggling two jobs and still fretting about lack of hours, a rather chronic problem I was heartily bored with. Too, I was far from home and a prevailing sense of isolation and loneliness was taking its toll. But then
Chilkat Float Tours of Skagway treated everyone at
Alaska Excursions, where I worked part time, to a ride down Taiya River.
Can a day be lovelier? A lazy river, salmon spawning, eagles soaring, sun looping through a cerulean sky, hang gliders adding color to a glacier glinting off the horizon. Everywhere I looked the raw wilderness spread forever, untouched and pristine as the day God made it, gently lifting me into a place of peace.
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| Hang Glider Above Nelson Glacier |
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Steve and Hunter
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| End of the Float |
“Hey! Anyone lose $10?” Our guide pointed to a ten-dollar bill floating on the river’s surface.
Rest. Renewal. Reassurance. Someday I'll go home, but I'll take with me this moment of time and abundance.
