Our cabin (Bear Crossing)
by Desiree Nelson
These stories are so amazing to me since my family's first involvement was 1971. My mother claimed that she dreamt of our cabin the night before she found it. She had been looking for one in Wawona for years. We were very poor before the purchase and even had less after.
The sacrifice was discussed almost daily in my teen years. It was always the most cherished aspect of our family. My family was besieged with addictions and mental illness, including my mother. We went to the cabin anytime she could get away for a 3 or 4 day weekend, or longer, to find peace. She claimed she felt peace there. I just wandered and wandered the river and woods, usually alone. I found peace there, then and now. I never followed the usual paths and did not even know about them until I was an adult. The discovery of places I could go by following actual paths just blew my mind. By then my parents had passed. My children benefited from the original drive and dream for peace in Wawona. We are forever thankful.
Desiree
Bear Crossing
The sacrifice was discussed almost daily in my teen years. It was always the most cherished aspect of our family. My family was besieged with addictions and mental illness, including my mother. We went to the cabin anytime she could get away for a 3 or 4 day weekend, or longer, to find peace. She claimed she felt peace there. I just wandered and wandered the river and woods, usually alone. I found peace there, then and now. I never followed the usual paths and did not even know about them until I was an adult. The discovery of places I could go by following actual paths just blew my mind. By then my parents had passed. My children benefited from the original drive and dream for peace in Wawona. We are forever thankful.
Desiree
Bear Crossing