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[idgabuck]

Watching some markiplier videos but I keep getting distracted because he’s wearing TIGHT ass shirts so all I see are tits and how his waist is fucking snatched….. now I’m watching him with a back arc- SIR IS THAT NECESSARY?! (I have watched him since 2017 I should be used to this by now…..)

[kisekii]

He is the definition of ‘pretty boy’

[4ever2000lover]

The Ultimate Platonic Friends to Lovers trope

I truly believe that Sebastian is the type of the guy that got a thing for smart and studious people. Not logical smart, specifically, just someone who likes to learn new things as much as he do.

Magnolia is kind of that type, and that was the first thing that made him seeing her in a different view…

SEBASTIAN! THAT IS HARASSMENT!! YOU WILL BE ARRESTED!!

[venus-fli-trap]

pretty boy 🌹

[pokecheck77]

Wake up babe new Kotchetkov Poke Check just dropped

[thecrazyworldbuilder]

Randomly generated country names

Randomly generated country names

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[npsparkclp]

Wayfinding at Telaquana Corridor

Wayfinding is defined as signs, maps and other graphic or audible methods used to convey location and directions to travelers.

The Telaquana Corridor is located in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. The corridor originates at Lake Clark and terminates at Telaquana Lake, roughly 50 miles away. The Telaquana Corridor is not a defined trail, but has been used for centuries by the Dena’ina and others to access interior Alaska. 

Oral stories passed down through generations of Inland Dena’ina served as cognitive map. The Inland Dena’ina tell a sukdu (traditional story) called Ch’iduchuq’a about the releasing of the animals from inside Nduk’eyux Dghil’u (Telaquana Mountain) for the people to hunt. Since the Dena’ina survived through subsistence, they continued to live off the animals “released from the mountain.”

Caribou herd in Telaquana Corridor. The abundant biological resources of the area are a primary reason that the route was used to access fish and game. Most of the prominent natural features along the Corridor have Native names and indicate way finding points or traditional hunting and camping locations (NPS Photo).

It was believed that the Dena’ina moved into the Lake Clark area around 1600 CE, but recent carbon dating suggests they were in the area around 1000 CE. The Alaska Range and surrounding area (Htsaynenq’) is the heartland of the Dena’ina people. 

Their lifestyle was transient in nature, and they were known to be skilled hikers. The Dena’ina would move with the seasons following the availability of resources. Though permanent villages were not established, family units would return to the same areas year after year for the resources. 

Oral stories and songs allowed the Dena’ina to find their way within the corridor and navigate between gathering places. The corridor provided accesses to salmon, large game, and served as a trade route to other Dena’ina further into the interior.  

Caribou trails. Most marks on the landscape are game trails, so there is no way of knowing with certainty whether indentations were a ‘trail.’ In most areas of the unforested, tundra landscape, the options for route choice are numerous (NPS Photo).  

Russians arrived in the area sometime around 1788 and 1789. The first Russians scouted the Lake Iliamana region and were more than likely lead through the Telaquana Corridor by Dena’ina. Russian influence began to have a large effect on the region when Russian priests arrived. 

The next European Americans to venture into the region were gold seekers, who profited little; however, some choose to stay and live a subsistence life and trade furs. The exposure to different cultures lead the Dena’ina to live a more domestic lifestyle. Today, the corridor is used by ancestors of the original Dena’ina users, hikers, and sportsman.

Hnitsanghi’iy (Priest Rock). Inland Dena’ina incorporated place names into songs and stories, serving as guidance in the Telaquana Corridor. Euro-Americans also gave names to several distinctive natural features associated with wayfinding in the Corridor, such as Priest Rock (NPS Photo).

The practice of wayfinding allows travelers to traverse through unmarked terrain without the use of a physical map. By identifying unique natural markers along the route, one can navigate to the next marker.  The Athabascan language denotes direction, distances, and location through the use of prefix and suffix attached to words. 

By using this method to name places and natural features, the Inland Dena’ina were able to incorporate them into songs and stories that served as guidance in the Telaquana Corridor. Some of the native place names include Hnitsanghi’iy (Priest Rock), Veghdeq Dgilenka’a (Miller Lake), Yudun Dghil’u (downstream mountains), and Satal’iy (one that is leaning).

Discover More

Telaquana Trail - Lake Clark National Park and Preserve website

Project Jukebox - This University of Alaska Fairbanks project has recorded elders describing parts of the Corridor

This article was originally published on the National Park Service website: Wayfinding at Telaquana Corridor