Being from Everett I love camping on the Olympic Peninsula. Moss like old wool blankets hangs off the trees, hundreds of years old. Boulders the size of small homes sit on other stones having been tossed about by the Ice Age. Winding their way out of the mountains the rivers run in rapids for miles.
I come to the Peninsula to be enchanted by its ancient and forbidding landscape. Wilderness stimulates the imagination and enriches the soul. The animals act as guardians of nature and caretakers of its turbulent soul by maintaining a healthy and wholesome balance in the environment.
The wolf is a top predator and an icon of wilderness. Its’ presence has proven to enhance the health and well being of the forest. It shifts the balance of nature toward greater diversity.
By bringing the wolf back to the Olympic National Park it would also enhance the prestige of the Pacific Northwest.
I have always wanted to see a wolf in the wild but probably never will. Though others can and will, I wish them the best of experiences. It should be one that liberates the human soul, freeing it from an overbearing society.
The freedom to be found in the ancient and windy slopes of the lofty and pure Olympic Mountains lies in its wholeness. Let the wolf bring back to the park its wholeness. So when we study it we will only learn more about ourselves.
Bradley Cole
Everett
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