Coyote Journal, the Last Retreat PDF Download

Author: Mike Meyer
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ISBN: 9781983393907
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Languages : en
Pages : 353

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A man living close to the land notices the same coyote coming by his place year after year. One week in late autumn the man sits in the old way, and is watched by the coyote when he prays and dances and cries to the Creator for a vision. On the morning of the fourth day the coyote lays at the edge of the man's quest circle and opens his world up. The man experiences the upheaval when bulldozers clear the foothills near a northern California town. He is present as the coyote, 'Rik', joins others also dazed and displaced and meets the young female, 'Lahlene'. Though they lay around at first howling and not knowing what to do, the coyotes are led by a cunning chief and an old loner who come up with a plan: to retreat before the next attack. The retreat propels Rik and Lahlene on a hunt for new territories where they can raise pups. It's a harrowing journey to uncharted land and unexpected experiences."Lahlene moved ahead of the others nearer to Rik, trotting at his heals. She noticed the paws turning up, the pads were big with big nails. How they came up rhythmically. "Just like anyone's," she told herself. She saw the frame moving under the coat. It was large and sturdy looking. He had a loose confidence in the way he trotted. Loose and powerful. She moved up on his flank, and he glanced over with a grin. Conceited, too, she thought.""Rik saw what Rudy meant about Lahlene. There was a quality, the way she held herself. He looked away... He saw her looking across the road, it was to the big plain that undulated. She looked past the beasts on the road, her eyes instead combing the plain. She stepped slowly, her lips slightly parted. She had the serious look. Serious and beautiful, he thought."