a walk in the falaise jungle
June 29, 2007 by andyriga
The article I wrote about my walk on the falaise is in today’s Gazette.
Andy Riga
The Gazette
It was an inauspicious start to a hike through a jungle in Notre Dame de Grace.
As I lost my balance and my sandalled feet slipped down the hill, I grabbed for a branch, any branch - the wrong branch, it turned out. It was covered in thorns, one of which remained wedged in my right thumb.
The good news: The searing pain - plus the scratches, bruises, mosquito swarms and fallen-tree obstacle courses to come - helped me block out the roar of Highway 20, a few hundred metres away.
My mind could focus on the mission: exploring remnants of the long-lost park of legendary Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau.
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