Planes are magical. They lift you up and drop you off in a new place. Yesterday I was in Provo and today I'm in Portland. While you are on a plane you have some time to think about where you are going without being instantly in touch with the world via phone or internet. However, I did use my iPhone to take a picture of Mount Hood in flight as it was peaking through the clouds.
I learned that The Multnomah name for Mount Hood is Wy'east. In one version of the legend the two sons of the Great Spirit Sahale fell in love with the beautiful maiden Loowit who could not decide which to choose. The two braves, Wy'east and Klickitat, burned forests and villages in their battle over her. Sahale became enraged and smote the three lovers. Seeing what he had done he erected three mountain peaks to mark where each fell. He made beautiful Mount St. Helens for Loowit, proud and erect Mount Hood for Wy'east, and the somber Mount Adams for the mourning Klickitat.
Just goes to show what happens when women are indecisive. The mountain is more generally known as Mount Hood after some British general. I like Wy'east better.
2 comments:
Hey saw you had a blog and added you to my list! Hope your doing great miss ya!
Oh, Jess that is a beautiful picture. I hope you don't mind, but I'm going to use it as inspiration for a painting. *smiles*
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