The Singing Wilderness
Travis:
I know why you when fishing and hunting, through all the past 66 years, you heard the same song that many have in their lives. You heard that inner song of the "Singing Wilderness", a place you could go to lockout all of civilization, and spend some quiet time doing absolutely nothing of great importance.
I read the "Singing Wilderness" written by Sigurd Olson (Ely, Minnesota) in the 1960's. I have that book on my bedside table for when I cannot get to sleep. It has been a great help as forgetting those things in my life that I do not have any control over, and help me escape to a place where nothing really matters, except being there. Even when I cannot go to the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness that Sigurd Olsen was most credited for, I can still read about it in his book. It is almost as good as being there.
I will share a single paragraph from one of the short stories that the book is comprised of....
"The movement of a canoe is like a reed in the wind," . "Silence is part of it, and the sounds of lapping water, bird songs, and wind in the trees. It is part of the medium through which it floats, the sky, the water, the shores."
Sigurd Olson, had a place near Ely, that he called the "Listening Point" where he when to spend sometime thinking and refreshing his soul. He never wrote when he was at his "Listening Point", because that would have defeated the purpose of being there.
I am 62 years old, so I fully understand, the world has gotten smaller, and there are few places to go, for forget and to recharge you soul. ~Parnelli
If you do not have the "Singing Wilderness" in your library, it is still available on the the internet for purchase.
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