Bits of American Icons
Multi-meaning symbols of present and past Americana.
Growing up in America, it's easy to be sheltered from folklore and
icons of America's past and present because the country's enormous size can
hold many less-visible pockets. I spent my childhood in Hawaii, and only
experienced the western motif while watching movies. In my early adult years and later,
the western motif and old ghost towns were a novelty to me, and utterly charming. This
present-day scene is full of symbolic
meaning of American values. This photo was taken during a southerly
drive down California's spine on the way to Death Valley.
Date: March 1994.
Compared to European history, America's western pioneers lived recently; their
traces are easily found scattered through the west. This log cabin was
tucked away in a remote part of the Sierra Nevada mountains near Mammoth Lakes.
My young backpacking buddies and I chanced upon it while hiking.
Date: July 1978.
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