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I had never heard of it before, but scree is an accumulation of broken rocks at the bottom of a cliff or other steep rocky mass.
Every year, hundreds of climbers inch their way up Devil's Tower, clinging to the vertical cracks in the rock columns with their fingers and toes. From the ground they look like ants against the rock. To see two of them making their way up, use your cursor to look at the noted area, and view large. They're about 600 feet up. Tomorrow I'll have a close-up of the top climber. This was taken from the visitor center.
Explore 8/19/2012
Devils Tower, also known as Mato Tipila, which means “Bear Lodge” in Lakota, is a volcanic neck that rises 1,267 feet from the Black Hills in northeastern Wyoming. It was the very first national monument in the United States, bestowed that designation by Teddy Roosevelt on September 24th, 1906. In recent years around one percent of the 400,000 annual visitors actually climbs the tower. We’ll get to how you do that in a later article.
Long before the tower was being recognized by the American government, Native tribes had geographical and cultural connections to it. They called it everything from ‘Aloft on a Rock’ (Kiowa) to ‘Grizzly Bear Lodge’ (Lakota). It wasn’t given its demonic name until Col. Richard Irving Dodge led an expedition through Wyoming in 1875. His interpreter botched the translation, calling it ‘Bad God’s Tower’, which was eventually shortened to Devils Tower.
There are two great legends regarding the tower and the unusual looking columns that bear a striking resemblance to claw marks. It’s no surprise that both the stories, from the Lakota Sioux and the Kiowa, involve a similar narrative. In the Lakota Sioux legend, six girls were out picking flowers when they were attacked and chased by bears. The Great Spirit felt bad for them, and raised the ground beneath their feet. The bears gave chase and attempted to climb the newly formed tower, but they couldn’t get to the top. The bears fell off, clawing the sides of the monolith.
The Kiowa legend follows a similar storyline but includes astrology as well. Seven little Kiowa girls were out playing, spotted by several giant bears, and were chased. The girls prayed to the Great Spirit, and sure enough the ground rose beneath them towards the Heavens. The bears tried to climb the rock but only managed to leave their deep claw marks on the sides. The girls reached the sky and were turned into the constellation Pleiades.
AKA Jimson Weed, Thorn Apple, Devil's Trumpet, and a lot more, a member of the nightshade family of plants. This is some sort of souped up hybrid but I bet it's still toxic. I also bet it's still invasive.
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"I am (Comic Imp Card). Who the devil are you?"
A card pasted in a Victorian-era "Agent's Sample Book" that was issued by an unidentified calling card company.
I also have a blank copy of this card without the "Comic Imp Card" description or a name. See I Am ________, Who the Devil Are You? (below).
For an example of another card that was in the "Agent's Sample Book," see Fireman's Card (below).
Devil's Kitchen is a slot in the rocky shoreline along the Marginal Way. It can be a fearsome place to photograph when the waves surge unpredictably up through the slot. On this day the tide was halfway out into calm seas and waves would still explode near the large center rock and push me back. The close walls on either side help to amplify the sound of the water just to increase the fear factor. High tide is shot from the walkway above the cliffs.
Ogunquit, ME
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Oplopanax horridus
Devil’s Club, Alaska Ginsing or Hiker’s Bane. Oplapanax horridus means prickly ginseng. Watch out! There are thorns on the leaves and stem. A member of the ginseng family, the root of this plant cures a variety of ills and ailments.
Standing inside the bowl at Devil's Punchbowl State Park along the Central Oregon Coast. Waves roll in and out during just the right tide level to see the action and avoid being taken to sea.
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Amorphophallus bulbifer- Devil's Tongue ( Araceae)
Huge and pink. I inserted my iPhone so you can tell its size
Devils Fork Creek flows thru hollowed out sandstone. I wish I had taken more time photographing this area, but even though we were there very early its still an effort to get a shot before others arrive
Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the locality of Warumungu about 105 km south of Tennant Creek, and 393 km north of Alice Springs.
Landscape Arche, Utah, USA in June 1969
Please look at notes on photo. Some parts that fell in 1991/9/1
Hiking the Devil's Ridge on the way to Sgùrr a'Mhaim, as the sun rose and broke up the low lying mist to create some atmospheric conditions.
One of the most impressive and misterious places on earth, in the heart of Utah
Happy weekend!
Il giardino del diavolo
Uno dei luoghi più impressionanti e misteriosi della terra, nel cuore dello Utah
Buon Weekend!
We started the morning on the north side of Lassen Volcanic National Park in Old Station. After a huge bowl of oatmeal at JJ's Cafe, we headed to Subway Cave nearby--a lava tube that is open to the public. Make sure you bring a flashlight and a jacket as its pitch dark and 46 degrees inside! Getting there early ensured that we had the place entirely to ourselves.
From there, we drove around the backside of the park, stopping in Westwood before we headed to the Drakesbad Guest Ranch, from where we were scheduled to go on a horseback ride. Though the original plan was to go to Terminal Geyser (a 3 hour ride), some of the guests arrived late necessitating a change in plans. Instead, we went out to Devil's Kitchen, the park's second largest display of geothermal features and only a 2 hour ride.
After the ride and the short hike down into Devil's Kitchen, we soaked in the hot springs at the Guest Ranch while hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail stocked up on their supplies.
The day ended with a fabulous pizza at Tantardino's Pizzeria in Lake Almanor Peninsula.
Also called Devil's walking stick, Oplopanax horridus. In some Pacific Northwest cultures, a piece of Devil's club hung over the doorway is said to ward off evil.
Devil's Throat is a 165 foot (50 meters) deep pit crater in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the island of Hawaii.
Gabby agreed to be my model for the day and decided to go with a little she devil look as we start moving toward Halloween. Think she'd be tempting?
Gabby is wearing:
Mesh body: Maitreya Lara
Mesh head: Genus Baby Face
Hair: Wasabi - Nova (L$50 Fifty Linden Fridays)
Horns: RAWR! - Dipped Horns (L$50 Wanderlust Weekend)
Earrings: Maxi Gossamer - Monterey Boho Collection
Necklace: Sintiklia - Choker Claw (L$60 Happy Weekend)
Bodysuit: Dead Doll - She Devil - Bodysuit (L$50 FLF)
Wings: Blueberry - Icon - Angel Wings
Stockings: Luxuria - Serpent Thigh Highs (L$50 FLF)
Boots: Reign - Karlie Boots (L$75 The Saturday Sale)
Backdrop: The Bearded Guy - Delirium Flames
I hit the road today for a daylong photo shoot with my friend Darrell Robinson. Darrell pointed us in the direction of Devil's Falls a short way from the American River outside of Colfax. Darrell is a brave soul. He navigated us down a narrow eroded dirt road called Yankee Jim's Road with a steep drop on the canyon side of the road, across a 100 year old suspension bridge with a safety rating of 3/100, up a steep eroded grade through a canyon recently ravaged by forest fire and a monsoonal storm to this lovely waterfall. Did I tell you that I was driving. Here's a link to a beautiful photo that Darrell took of the upper portion of the this lovely waterfall for perspective. You'll notice the same rocks on the bottom of his photo that show up in my photo above.
www.flickr.com/photos/sierrasylvan/8266117084/
Pictures of the bridge are forthcoming. Best on Black
Yankee Jim's Road, Placer County CA
The yellow and orange leaves are now down, and only the brown oak leaves remain.
Devil's Lake State Park
Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA
Devil @ Dublin
Brussels Airlines A320 OO-SNA in special red devils livery, operating special flight SN1061 from Brussels to Dublin with the football team aka Belgian Red Devils to play Ireland at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday 27th, full time score 2-2.
The aircraft overnighted at Dublin, returning the squad after the match, departing back to Brussels as SN1062.
Brussels Airlines are no strangers to amazing liveries.
Devil's Church is a massive 15 meter high negatively sloping rock formation on a hiking trail in Heinola, southern Finland.