{"id":8529,"date":"2018-11-14T05:17:56","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T12:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=8529"},"modified":"2022-09-12T04:56:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T11:56:31","slug":"searching-for-the-sauvie-island-lighthouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=8529","title":{"rendered":"Searching for the Sauvie Island lighthouse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Somewhere on this special island<\/strong> is a lighthouse, a beacon to those trying to find their way home. I too go looking for this shining light, hoping it will illuminate a path of hope for me as well\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I stop on the small beach<\/strong> and try my hand at some morning yoga, slowly stretching muscles into action. I head down the trail, only to find after a couple of miles that waters from the Columbia river has flooded the trail with no way to cross, unless one has a boat. I can faintly see the top of the lighthouse across the flooded plain, but it may as well be in Romania….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I don’t become discouraged though<\/strong>, as this Island still has plenty of surprises in store to find. Mighty logs that have become stranded on sandy shores make for great resting places to take in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Flocks of birds fly<\/strong> in V formation overhead, jersey cows picturesquely chew their cud in sublime green fields. A community of boathouses line the river in quiet, while the occupants inside sip coffee and watch their day unfold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The beacon of light<\/strong> I was searching for didn’t come from a lighthouse, but from within my own soul, stirred by the magic of Sauvie Island by the people and animals that call this place home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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