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Leave No Trace

Leave No Trace

By Shulem Deen

June 8, 2010 / 42 comments

Rievi and I sit on rocks near the shallow stream as the water cascades over tangles of rocks, branches, and fallen tree trunks. It is now only Rievi and I, and I cherish each moment.
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