Green Lake Cake Green Lake did not strike me as particularly green, or at least not when we were there. Perhaps earlier in the year green graces the lake’s banks and waters, yet for us it was in mourning of … Continue reading
On the butte called Umatilla rock was a saddle that was low enough to cross on foot. On either side, lay a valley, one with a full lake and the other with a dry one. The earth was cool on … Continue reading
[singlepic id=296 w=320 h=240 float=] It is difficult to not be consumed by the vast and seemingly endless space out here at Dry Falls. I find myself searching for anything that will give me comfort: A pair of trusting and … Continue reading
You can see in all degrees for a good while and everywhere you look can take your breath away. The distance and elevation is pretty dramatic. When you’re on a flat part of the mesa looking around at the other … Continue reading
This path seems to be going further than I had anticipated when I started out. My book group is still sitting at the picnic table, probably, talking about the channeled scabland formations and the significance of Deep Lake. This sagebrush … Continue reading
We sit at the edge of the world, and smell distant fire making its way through the air. Sun and water diffuse each other to form a rainbow over the distant bluffs. Calm. The little pebbles that were so noisy … Continue reading
Land. It has seen 10,000 years of our past and has lived through more than we can know completely. Each rock tells its own story, carved with patterns of geologic lineage. In the valley below, boulders open to a barren, … Continue reading
I am constantly reminded of where I am; in life; in school; in the world. At this moment I am sitting on the edge of the butte, on the edge of life, really. My feet dangle off the edge of … Continue reading
When on top of the cliffs, I cannot help but feel like a parasite, a flesh covered flea standing on the precipice of some rocky laceration. The empty expanse standing before me is blood, and I feed from it, taking … Continue reading
A Pothole Near Deep Lake We walk along a seemingly endless road, with smiles on hand until we come upon Deep Lake. The lake is the ultimate symbolism of life itself; a green tint shows thriving algae and the … Continue reading