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Friday, July 19, 2013

Angels Breath...





"The air up there in the clouds is very pure and fine, bracing and delicious.
And why shouldn't it be?
- it is the same the angels breathe."
Mark Twain
"Roughing It"


Mark Twain's book Roughing It is a semi-auto-biographical recounting of his travels 
through the west in 1861-1867...including Hawaii.
But did you know...he makes reference to his visit to Mono Lake?
Chapters 38 and 39 are about his visit to this incredible and unusual lake...

Have you read this book of Twain's???
I have to admit I haven't...
(my librarian grandma would've been appalled...no....actually...she just would have gotten me a copy!)
Sooo....I'm thinking I need to get myself a copy!!!





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24 comments:

  1. JoyfulJuly 18, 2013 at 11:00 PM

    That is an incredible vie of Mono Lake. Very interesting formations.

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  2. HansHBJuly 19, 2013 at 1:06 AM

    Lovely sky-post!
    Great colours!

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  3. AnnemorJuly 19, 2013 at 2:11 AM

    I think I read it in my youth.
    And if I'm not wrong, a copy dwells among other books in the book room.
    Wonderful pictures.
    Best whises for a nice day.
    Mormor

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  4. LOLfromPasaJuly 19, 2013 at 5:29 AM

    Stunning shots, Chieftess. I don't know of the book but it sounds interesting. It's on the list :).

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  5. Jackie McGuinnessJuly 19, 2013 at 5:35 AM

    What a great shot!

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  6. Katy NoelleJuly 19, 2013 at 6:28 AM

    Oh, Kathryn!! What a stunning image!!! =D

    Mark Twain! My mom, sister and I went to see his home in CT and I realized that I couldn't remember a single thing I'd read of his. (The novels that I HAD read had been in High School, a loooong time ago.) So, I bought a pile of his books and determined to read his first novel - "The Innocents Abroad". I thought that it would be dry and tough reading but.... Mark Twain is just adorable!!!! =D

    xxo

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  7. WayneJuly 19, 2013 at 9:38 AM

    Thanks for that reading tip, I may need to get a copy.

    I just love that first shot, I can't get enough of that spectacular light.

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  8. TheChieftessJuly 19, 2013 at 10:07 AM

    Thanks Joyful!!! It is a spectacular lake...the only one of it's kind in North America!!! And the oldest lake in North America!!!

    Thanks HansHB!!!

    I have a few book shelves like your book room Annemor!!!

    Thanks LOL!!! It's on my list too!!!

    Thanks Jackie/Jake!!!

    Thank you Katy Noelle!!! "Innocents Abroad" was written after "Roughing It" which I believe was a sort of starting point for "Innocents Abroad"!

    I think I have to get a copy too Wayne!!! The light in that top shot was enhanced a bit by a nearby wild fire...added quite a bit of the color!!!

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  9. Dirk RosinJuly 19, 2013 at 11:14 AM

    fantastisk flott bilde det første.

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    1. TheChieftessJuly 19, 2013 at 11:30 AM

      Talk Dirk! His du gar til California er Mono Lake et must! Spesielt ved solnedgang!

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  10. AlJuly 19, 2013 at 4:54 PM

    What a beautiful photo. I'll have to add that book to my Nook.

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  11. Spare Parts and PicsJuly 19, 2013 at 10:15 PM

    I love both of these photos... really excellent@!!

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  12. LindaJuly 19, 2013 at 10:58 PM

    The first shot is very other-wordly.
    Is that yellow bush in the foreground the same yellow bush I've just posted??

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    1. TheChieftessJuly 19, 2013 at 11:09 PM

      Is the bush in your photo Scotch Broom??? If so, I don't think they're the same...the plants in my photo are more of a scrub brush...Going to Mono Lake is like going to another planet!!!

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  13. Gemma WisemanJuly 19, 2013 at 11:04 PM

    Breathtaking light in the sky and mirrored in the water! And love the interesting cloud shape in the second photo!

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  14. The Furry GnomeJuly 20, 2013 at 5:15 AM

    Beautiful picture!

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  15. ShirleyJuly 21, 2013 at 10:46 AM

    May I just say wow! Your first photo is breathtaking.

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  16. GunnJuly 21, 2013 at 11:15 PM

    Just SUPERB!

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  17. John EvansJuly 21, 2013 at 11:35 PM

    Roughing It puts you there with Mark Twain -- on the overland stage, in Virginia City, the California gold rush country, San Francisco. What a story-teller.

    Great, great images.

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  18. Pat TillettJuly 27, 2013 at 11:46 AM

    I have read that book! It's been so long though, that I don't remember the reference. I think I'm going to read it again.
    Your photo is BEAUTIFUL and the lighting is amazing!

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  19. Pasadena AdjacentJuly 31, 2013 at 12:07 AM

    thats a beauty. I've never seen a sunset picture of Mono lake

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