September 6, 2006
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The Daily News
And a church is burning
The flames rise higher
Like hands that are praying,
The fire ascends
You can burn down my churches
but I shall be free…
–Paul Simon
1 Or in this instance, a Cathedral.2 That’s a part of Mars you see burning at the top of the page.
3 I spent a large part of the summer walking all through that area, which has a nice warm fire running through it these days.
4 When we go to Mars, Cascade Falls is one of the main places, a place so beautiful it almost makes everyone stop, find their own spot, and look out over beautiful Fallen Leaf Lake, and ultimately, the very breathtaking LakeTahoe herself.
5 And a church is burning…
6 We go there, all of us, some of the most intelligent, wonderful, beautiful people in my life; we go to Cascade Falls, and we enjoyed it more this year than ever because of the rains…
7 Here’s my sister, lost in the Desolation Wilderness:
8 Gayle is a hiker; she walked up the majestic Mt. Tallac this summer, a monumental effort that ascends close to 10,000 feet, or one-third of Everest. I’ve done it twice. She seems lost in her search for Cascade Falls, a much milder, but nonetheless splendid hike.9 She eventually go there…
10 Cathedral. Water splashing all around, a series of rushing falls meeting at the wondrously wet and clear Cascade Falls, where one can sit for long periods of time and say nothing, and say nothing…11 We brought along Fartman from Southpark.
12 Actually, this is Ringo from the famous Beatles, throwing out the peace sign at the top of the falls, and overlooking Fallen Leaf Lake. Just on the other side of the horizon, if you’re really good, you’ll see the blue of Lake Tahoe. This is all, of course, courtesy of satellite Direct from Mars. This is Cathedral.13 A church is burning, the flames rise higher…
14 The flames rise higher like hands that are praying…
15 The fire ascends…
16 You can burn down my churches…
you can burn down my churches the fire ascends and a church is burning the flames rise higher
you can burn down my churches
you can burn down my churches
but I shall be free…
~H~
peace.
