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Crater Lake

Crater Lake in Oregon (United States) is a caldera lake formed from the collapse of the volcano Mount Mazama in roughly 5500-6000 BCE.  Human interaction with this area has been traced back to the ancestors of the Klamath Tribe who

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Rila, Bulgaria

The Rila area of Bulgaria hold numerous areas that hold an appeal to those looking for walking meditation, quiet solitude or a place of hermitage.  Rila, thought to be of Thracian origin, means “well-watered mountain” and its connection to the

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Desert Winter

Bear in winter sleep- Mountains cloaked in misty mask, Sun on icy grass.

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Flight of the Blue Crane

Islands in mist sea   Blue crane perches in heaven   Immortality

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Winter Hawk

Highland snows arrival, Floating on the western streams- Wings unbroken soar.

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Ripe Blossom

Ripe blossoms open- Darkness retreats into day. Thin kimono bare.

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Hidden From Heaven’s Eyes

Drops striking the ground like music from the gods.  Green erupting, the smell of creosote and clean air.  Streets become streams, the clouds veiling the eyes of heaven.  All is quiet.  All is dark.  All is hidden.       

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Paro Taktsang

Paro Taktsang  is the popular name of Taktsang Palphug Monastery (also known as The Tiger’s Nest), a prominent Himalayan Buddhist sacred site and temple complex, located in the cliffside of the upper Paro valley, Bhutan. A temple complex was first

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Lotus Opens in Summer

Fields of lotus lush In the distance mountain tops Valleys with water

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