manning photos

Posted on August 5, 2004 by Megan

here are some of the photos nathan took on our trip to manning park, the captions are from my journal entry yesterday:

there is no more compassionate touch than cool water
to soothe the ache of civilization from one’s heart

my joy was tapped deep being cradled by the earth

indian paintbrush, valerian, lupins, arnica, purple heather, and cottonballs dot the fields at different points, a miraculous bio-diversity in a fragile eco-system

being two days away from the closest car or computer is the most freeing experience i know of, to shed the baggage of our society and take only what we can carry for our shelter and sustenance on our backs is empowering in a way i have found nothing else to be