Well, my goodness how time flies! So much has happened in the last few weeks - from New Denver to Syringa, touring the Hugh Keenleyside dam and then traveling up the Kootenay canal past the several generating stations. We really are living and learning - as we read, discuss and experience the issues and topics of our courses. The cycling trip was fantastic and we had a nice finish in Nelson for a few days.
While in Nelson we had another It Takes All Kinds sessions with four new excellent speakers who all shared their views and experiences on facilitating social and environmental change. It is inspiring and motivating to hear their stories. Some of us also told our own Redfish story being interviewed on the Kootenay Co-op radio program "Be the Change". That was pretty cool!
After Nelson, we then headed into Kokanee Glacier Park for our grand finale Redfish trip. We hiked up and up (in the snow!) all the way to the beautiful cabin. We stayed there for four nights. We did some day hiking in the beautiful sun and mountains. We read our own poems and narratives about nature which was so incredible. Everyone had such powerful pieces of writing - and reminded us of the many incredible places we had visited. We also shared our current thinking and plans for our community action projects - wow, what everyone is doing is so amazing! To close we had a ceremony and tried to make the moments last longer, moving towards our inevitable good bye.
Finishing at the source, the glaciers and mountains of Kokanee, from where all the drainages and valleys we had toured was appropriate. We went into the mountains, to the source of the waters, to the source of our spirits. There we connected in community once more before parting our ways, walking out of the mountains, and onto our own paths of action and change.
It's been a wild ride this Redfish experience. I am grateful for many many things, and look forward to the months to come for reflection and digestion of all that I have learned.
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