Henry David Thoreau

Walden; or, Life in the Woods

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Henry David Thoreau

Original cover of Walden. [Public domain]. Published 8/9/1854.

This photo, which I took in 2012 in Glacier National Park, 

is of a tree that was struck by lightning.  

It reminds me of the tree that Thoreau talks about in Walden.

Image By Geo. F. Parlow. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

I didn't enhance this picture.

Isn't nature amazing?!

Cracker Lake, Glacier National Park, MT

Spagnolo, Jamie. Image ©2012.

Spagnolo, Jamie. Image ©2012.

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