Tecumseh ~ Name of Chief ~ Panther Crossing Over (Shawnee) ~ Alaska Sunset Reflections Chena Lakes
“So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.
Trouble no one about their religion;
respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours.
Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life.
Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people.
Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide. Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, even a stranger, when in a lonely place.
Show respect to all people and grovel to none.
When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself.
Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision.
When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way.
Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.”
quote by Chief Tecumseh, Shawnee Nation
Sunset Chena River Lakes
Interior Alaska Brilliant Skies reflected in the calm, clear, pristine and cold glacial water of Chena River Lakes in the Tanana River Valley. I love this place.
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Chena (pronounced Chay – na) Lake Recreation Area is a 260 lake covering more than 4 miles of the fresh water of the beautiful Chena River and also fed by the glacial waters of the mighty Tanana River.
With over 2,100 acres to explore and enjoy, Chena Lake Recreation Area has activities for all visitors. Chena Lake Recreation Area covers over 2,000 acres and has two distinct personalities; the Lake Park, with a 260 acre lake the River Park, covering 4 miles of the Chena River. Lake Park hosts three volleyball courts, one horseshoe pit, a playground, multiple day use picnic sites with tables and fire rings, two covered pavilions, two changing room/warm up buildings, two designated swimming areas with sandy beaches, a boat rental, two fishing docks (one handicap accessible), a lake boat launch, potable water stations and restrooms.
River Park is stretched along 4 miles of the south bank of the Chena River and hosts one volleyball court, one horseshoe pit, one covered pavilion, one changing room/warm up building, a 4.5 kilometer self guided nature trail, river boat launch, potable water stations, restrooms, and multiple day use picnic sites with tables and fire rings. During the winter months Chena Lake Recreation Area offers groomed classical cross-country ski trails with a 2km, 4.5km, and 7km loop as well as a multi-use trail with a 3.8, 5.5, 6.5, 9.5 and 12 mile loops for snow machining, ski-joring, dog mushing, walking, running, etc. Chena Lake also offers four ice-fishing houses
No motors are permitted on the lake, only kayaks, canoes and paddle type boats. It is a beautiful place to photograph clouds and sky reflections and also a winter wonderland when the lake freezes.
From my collection:
Chi-Hoota-Wei ~ Many Fires, One Great Light ~ Alaska
Clouds and sky reflections on Chena Lakes.
Titles and quote commentaries are Lodge names and translations of Order of the Arrow Insignia ~ Chi-Hoota-Wei ~ Many Fires, One Great Light ~ Links to websites with more information on First Nations ~ American Native Tribes
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bill oneil
wow , a fantastic capture, love the colour, the clouds and their reflections..
LYN EVANS
Stunning capture Sharon, what a beautiful scene….glorious
kathy s gillen...
stunning capture
DevineDayDreams
beautiful image and words!
saseoche
WOW!!!!this is brilliant work i love it….....awesome.
Rick & Deb Larson
TOTALLY AWESOME work Sharon!!!
Qba from Poland
Awesome light & reflections !
WJPhotography
Fabulous capture :))))))
HenkStolk
enjoying the colours and patterns in this shot
Corey Bigler
Gorgeous image!!!
Janet Fikar
A very striking image. Good job.
Béla Török
Great work, dear Sharon!
auntydakine
very pretty!
Eva and Klaus ...
This work is absolutely beautiful, Sharon. Love the reflections, colours, composition!!! Klaus
Albert Dickson
Magnificient Photograph. Bravo!
Anthony Mancuso
This is Superb Sharon, the colours & reflections are amazing! Extremely well done!
Angel Warda
stunning!!!!
Blair Wainman
Wow! I’m so glad you have uploaded this image Sharon!!! I have been totally mezmerized by these images you have from Alaska and this is a favorite!!
down23
Breathtaking capture Sharon! Phenomenal!!!!
Shaina Lunde
Stunning wow! Especially since it is as is!!
Joel Hall
amazing! Nice work
robmac
great sunset Sharon and story
Karin Taylor
beautiful….
Evita
Gorgeous image!!! :D
rosedew
Amazing!
Caterpillar
This is really wonderful picture! :)
funkybunch
another stunning shot, fantastic image
Tracey Mac
Magical image….
Robyn Bohlen
omg that is awesome…..great capture
Mark Lee
I’m stunned…. Great shot :)
eelsblueEllen
Featured – In Mood & Ambience!
Colleen Milburn
This is beautiful, Sharon – well done – and congrats on the feature!!! :-D
Antanas
amazing view
Laurie Search
Oh, this is just gorgeous!!!
Richard Lewis
wow, this is great.
i love how you can see the clouds on the water.
x
skyhorse
Oh my, this is extraordinairly beautiful & the word you have chosen to go with it are superb!!! Shows how ignorant white people were to call them savages, when they express their thoughts about the world & spiriuality so eloquently. Thank you for sharing this with us :-D
harshcancerian
this is one of the most beautiful sunset images I have ever seen.. very well done…
jinney
THIS IS FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations on your feature!
-jinney
jinney
and Chi-Hoota-Wei ….thankyou…It is an ENLIGHTENING Pieceindeed the nearestto the TRUTH !!
-jinney
laureenr
wow. This is super.
Rachael Macleod
This is stunning, well deserved feature!
bleep
absolutely gorgeous!
Angie McKenzie
stunning!!!!!!! what a capture you have here sharon!!! so beautiful!!!!!!!
Tristan Rayner
wish it was mine, alaska here i come
Dawnsky2
beautiful, welcome to the group :)
Dayonda
Breath.taking, heart.rending photo!
paulscar
Your sunrise/sunsets are simply amazing!!!
Mika
Te tino ataahua hoki o tenei whakaahua! I simply adore it!
JamieGreen
WoW!!! This is wonderful
Carlie Hensley
Everything about this picture is amazing! Great job!
Jason Connolly
Absolutely stunning shot..
Sharon Mau replied
Mahalo Jason, thank you so much for the feature!
rosiczka
wonderful picture!)))
Pamela Jayne S...
stunning shot!!
Jen Ryan
Rick & Deb Larson
HUGE CONGRATS Sharon, on your much deserved feature in ‘The Woman Photographer’ group, with this awesome Alaskan capture!! WTG!!! Take Care ~ Deb ~
Svetlana Sewell
WOW – beauty has been captured by you – excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!
joyousmoon
Congratulations on your feature! Nicely done.
mousechops
Superb, fantastic work.
dmarie
all your photos are gorgeous…A+ :-)
Michael Beers
WOW THIS IS PERFECT!!!!!
Andy Hall
Glorious. Well captured and thanks again for sharing it.
Stuart Chapman
I like the high contrasts between the light and the dark. Beautiful colours and reflections
Shaun Whiteman
Sharon this is beautiful, wonderful silhouettes and reflections and a stunning firey sunset!!
Holly Werner
Stunning!
Roddy Atkinson
Breathtakingly beautiful, great gallery too!
Scott d'Almeida
outstanding
PhotosEcosse
Incredible image, could stare at it for ages !
Well deserved on the features too !
Vivek Bakshi
Sharon, This is Exceptional Photo…. Brilliant.
Vivek Bakshi
R. Mike "Jake"...
Beautiful shot – I love the symmetry and vibrant colors! Congratulations on your “Feature”!
Deanna Roberts...
Would be amazing as a vertical image too – very cosmic. Nice work – and well done on your feature too :D
Sharon Mau
Featured Colour and Light group 27 September 2009
Sharon Mau
Aloha Rémi and Ranald Mahalo nui loa, thank you so much for the feature in your wonderful group.
Colour and Light
Tecumseh ~ Name of Chief ~ Panther Crossing Over (Shawnee) ~ Alaska Sunset Reflections Chena Lakes
Roy Lindman
Absolutely stunning !
Warm like rays coming nicely on the water too.
Evita
♥ Beautiful image ! :D ♥
Tatum Wulff
Outstanding Sharon!
Sharon Mau replied
Aloha Tatum, thank you so much :))
Phil Eckert
very special!
Sharon Mau replied
Aloha Phil, mahalo :)
Jens Helmstedt
Wonderful! Wonderful!
Sharon Mau replied
Aloha Jens, mahalo nui, thank you so much :)
hologram
jaw droppingly fantastic image ! Ultra colouring !
regards,
h
Sharon Mau replied
Your note is wonderful, mahalo :))
No artificial colours or additives
It is all natural and organic, I am delighted you enjoy it
Aloha ‘oe
citrineblue
Yes yes I really love this, so nice to here that it is all the true colours
Sean Jansen
Dont know when I missed this stunning capture…..this is so very beautiful and a brilliant capture. Awesome color and lighting in this too. Just love it !!
Gouzelka
Dazzling, super image!
Craig Hender
Outstanding shot Sharon! Perfect exposure and comp. The colors are just awesome.
Luca Renoldi
stunning shot, great capture
rodeorose
Sharon it is breathtaking!! Such a memorable and beautiful shot!!
Vicki Pelham
Absolutely awesome work!!!
Lucia Baldini
Just awesome
loving winter
congrats!!! your picture is featured in Northern Landscape Group!
vaquera
Beautiful !
JaNae Boswell 19 days ago
beautiful..
Erhan OZBIYIK 19 days ago
One of the GREATEST shots I ever seen !!!
Great one !!! A shot makes a person think very deep :)
Congratulations !!! :)
Great Hugs :)