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Buzzards Roost Road, Cullowhee, North Carolina.
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Buzzards Roost Road, Cullowhee, North Carolina.
Ronnie G. Childress Field at Hennon Stadium, Cullowhee, North Carolina, USA
NORTH CAROLINA CULLOWHEE
Instinctually, you may feel the same pull to contribute past your own death. How else to explain the increasing popularity of the refrain: “When I die, no fuss. Just dig a hole and put me in it.”
A sensible request, indeed. Sending your corpse back into nature would seem to be both the most inexpensive and the most “green” option for your death. After all, the plants and animals we consume during our lives are grown and nourished by the soil.
A single acre of soil can contain 2,400 pounds of fungi, 1,500 pounds of bacteria, 900 pounds of earthworms, 890 pounds of arthropods and algae, and 133 pounds of protozoa. The soil teems with life, as does the dead body (inside its sausage casing of keratin, or dead skin). Microscopic sorcery takes place when a body is placed just a few feet deep in the soil. Here, the trillions of bacteria living inside you will liquefy your innards. When the built-up pressure breaks the seal of skin an orgiastic reunion takes place, in which our bodies merge with the earth.
We owe our very lives to the soil, and, as William Bryant Logan said, “the bodies we give it back are not payment enough.” Though, presumably, they are a start.
— From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death, Caitlin Doughty
Some snapshots from doing some warm-ups in Cullowhee. Despite living in an area that's well known for its natural beauty, I'm not very good with nature photos. . . #digitalphotography #photographersoninstagram #nature #naturephotography #northcarolina #nc #cullowhee #cullowheenc #828isgreat (at Cullowhee, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIYJxzFJlMV/?igshid=18zrola16c9b
Dramatic rain clouds at the Cowee Mountain overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Cullowhee, North Carolina.
Driving in the mountains of North Carolina #Cullowhee #Sylva #mountainlife #GreatSmokeyMountains #tundracrew #northcarolina #offroad #developer (at Cullowhee, North Carolina)
Eclipse day photo dump round 1! I’ve got more on my DSLR that I’ll upload tomorrow. These are all iphone shots, the eclipse ones were taken through a filter. Went to Cullowhee Falls with @dawnofthefox @andbulletdodger and Kyle for the day and it was WILD. The falls are massive and the eclipse at full totality was just amazing. It got dark SO FAST when totality approached- it was like someone flipped off a light. Also the approaching darkness was really unsettling. It wasn’t like a sunset. Everything got hazy and muted and weirdly flat looking because the shadows and sense of depth became so skewed. After the eclipse we hung out and swam and drank for a bit before hiking back. Best last hike ever. Also on the way in there's some eye of providence carving on a felled tree that was weirdly appropriate.
Got a pretty good shot of Cullowhee Falls in North Carolina after some heavy rainfall [OC][1814x2268] ✈