Mt. Susitna

Mt. Susitna

Mt. Susitna, near Anchorage, Alaska, 1998

The Legend of the Sleeping Lady

Many moons ago, an Aleut maiden lay down for a nap while she waited for her lover to return from hunting the mighty whale. But the angry seas devoured her lover and he never returned. In a fit of kindness, the gods allowed the maiden to sleep on, dreaming of her lover even unto this day. (Can you see her hair, fanning out from her head, and her hands folded over her stomach?)

 

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