My cathedral is in an isolated wilderness, away from
contemporary blight. After several years of marriage my wife
describes me as odd. I prefer eccentric. She calls me a cheapskate.
I am frugal.
I also choose to be different; we put way too much emphasis on
the words; Hall of Fame, legend, glamour, champion, celebrity, and
famous. I may admire but never idolize, Heroes aren't on golf
courses nor in stadiums but in the uniforms of our firefighters,
military and police officers. There are no idols in my life. Stars
are to be revered only in the night sky, not in Hollywood.
Rather than sit in a night-club involved in inane conversations
I would rather see hummingbirds performing aerobatics, canoe a
rogue river, watch a moose cavorting with her calf in a turbulent
stream, see the Aurora Borealis fire streamers of color across a
darkening sky, study undulating lines of snow geese, buffeted by
lofty winds, honking their way to their mysterious destinations.
There are yet unseen wonders in nature.
My adventurous nature was established when I lived for a month
on a Chipewyan reservation in Manitoba hunting seal and bear from a
dog sled, using harpoons and bow and arrows, living the way of
their ancestors. Frogs in a well have a limited view of the
limitless sky. Beyond every horizon there is a horizon.
I have canoed the Mackenzie River in Canada's Northwest
Territory, the Churchill in Manitoba, Fraser River in British
Columbia, the Deschutes in Oregon and the Wolverine in Nunavut. I
lust to explore each wilderness on earth where overpopulation has
not contaminated the environment.
Time away from the fallacies of civilization is
regenerative.
General
Imprint: |
Iuniverse, Inc.
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2012 |
First published: |
May 2012 |
Authors: |
Bill York
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
310 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4759-1387-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Special features >
Short stories
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LSN: |
1-4759-1387-7 |
Barcode: |
9781475913873 |
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