Today I visited Baden Powell in Dwellingup with my sister and her friend. I had been there many times over my life but recently a pedestrian bridge was built there.
![Baden Powell new staircase Lane Pool Reserve](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82a9fb_1a366c307f0448a1bd4938966b03b5ec~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_37,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/82a9fb_1a366c307f0448a1bd4938966b03b5ec~mv2.png)
The location is popular for kayaking. You can swim there as well, as long as it's not after a heavy rain as the water can become too unhygienic from runoff. The safety signs advise no diving or using the swing rope, to avoid serious injury from hidden submerged obstacles.
![Orange butterfly at Baden Powell Lane Pool Reserve](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82a9fb_de265388632946d2a1e333204d265bef~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_65,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/82a9fb_de265388632946d2a1e333204d265bef~mv2.png)
The bridge structure itself was impressive, consisting almost entirely of steel, with plastic decking.
The view was equally impressive.
On the other side, the river could be viewed close up.
![Foam floating on Baden Powell river](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82a9fb_b828c4753fd34bde8ffec3c0942674eb~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_37,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/82a9fb_b828c4753fd34bde8ffec3c0942674eb~mv2.png)
Climbing onto the rock (which I did to record the video) is not for the faint of heart!
Snacking is mandatory with all this walking and climbing 😁
![Chris having a biscuit in the bush](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82a9fb_3497f04ea3b84421a62715ac972893d0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_196,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/82a9fb_3497f04ea3b84421a62715ac972893d0~mv2.jpg)
When I visited here in April 2018, I had a great time in the river - it was summer and the flow was low enough to safely go in the rapids. I had a very pleasant meditation by the river. When I had dinner at the pub I recognised Man of Colours by Icehouse playing on the radio and felt very nostalgic, like some deep change was beginning. Two weeks later I started this meditation. From then on whenever I exercised the song in my playlist that really seemed to stand out was Hold Your Colour by Pendulum and two lyrics in particular - 'Hold your colours against the wall when they take everything away' and 'I twisted the knife and opened your eyes' - as if the Universe was compelling me to clear the garbage ('colours') from my head and open my eyes to the beautiful reality in front of me.