Zencation Day 2: Swan River Nature Trail and Bisson Range
First stop Swan River Nature Trail - need I say more. Breath taking views. How creative God must be to whip this into creation. The endless array of pine trees, the vast peaks and lows of mountain tops and valleys, the sound of rushing waters. The glory of it all. Divine I say. At the end of the trial is a little BigFork town with shops lined up on a street called Electric Avenue - credits to my Bob Marley or is it vice versa 🙂. A pretty little town like an illustration in a fairytale story book. Bigfork was welcoming. Quietening the initial subtle question at the back of my mind - am I welcome here as a colored woman standing out conspicuously with braided hair? People were friendly, the smiles were unforced. Then I wondered - why do more black people not visit here? I stood out like a sore thump. Walking back to my car was easier and quicker. Racing past the same scenery I had gawked at a few moments ago. A passerby I struck a conversation with offered to reli