Adventures for Wilderness: Discovering Wild Alberta
December 19, 2022
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Wild Lands Advocate article by: Lindsey Wallis
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The sun dipped behind the rim of the river valley and set fire to the clouds with hues of vibrant oranges and reds. Nighthawks swooped and boomed overhead on their evening hunt for insects. The air was heavy with the scent of sage as coyotes yipped and yowled in the distance. We were camped on a wide meander of the Milk River under a grandmother tree. This old cottonwood was gnarled and surely had many stories to tell of fierce prairie winds, baking hot sun, and the wildlife that took shelter under her canopy or raised a family in her wide boughs. It felt as though things were much the same here as they had been for generations.
