Eugene Weekly : Movies : 01.26.06
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The New World Many times I have been in awe of nature's great works: the cathedral-like spires and great rivers of the Grand Canyon, the colorful hot springs of Yosemite, water's fury at Niagara Falls, the dignity of giant sequoias and peace in a fern canyon. I've savored encirclement by fragrant woods and plants in upstate New York, desert Arizona and California gold country. I've been blessed by the tidal logic of North Carolina's outer banks and the Texas Gulf Coast, where I grew up. I've lived among the dry, sacred mountains of New Mexico and in Colorado's pink-granite high country. I've camped near Oregon's clear rushing rivers, in Douglas fir forests, at shallow high-country lakes and rocky beaches, and I live in its great green valley. I imagine how this spectacular land looked when the first of my tribe arrived. Then I feel ashamed for the terrible things we have done, collectively, to the bountiful, natural paradise and its human and animal inhabitants entrusted to us. Read more...
