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Dick B
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Dick B
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While scanning my favorite section of my morning paper, the comics, I came across a  reference to Minotaur. I went to the dictionary and looked up Minotaur and Theseus. Who ever named those 2 lakes must have been quite knowledgeable in Greek mythology.javascript:emoticon('')
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Ingunn
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Ingunn
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...and the peak above them is named Labyrinth.
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Kim Brown
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Add Lake Janus to that list
"..living on the east side of the Sierra world be ideal - except for harsher winters and the chance of apocalyptic fires burning the whole area."
Bosterson, NWHiker's marketing expert
"..living on the east side of the Sierra world be ideal - except for harsher winters and the chance of apocalyptic fires burning the whole area."
Bosterson, NWHiker's marketing expert
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Snowbrushy
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I wonder how about Snowbrushy Creek at upper Entiat? Snowbrush of course is flora, a plant. Someone creatively put a Y on the end of the word. Who would have thought of doing that?
Thanks for this interesting thread.
Oh Pilot of the storm who leaves no trace Like thoughts inside a dream Heed the path that led me to that place Yellow desert stream.
Oh Pilot of the storm who leaves no trace Like thoughts inside a dream Heed the path that led me to that place Yellow desert stream.
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gb
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Fri Aug 16, 2013 8:37 am |
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Thanks for the Wiki link. Quite interesting. Did anyone notice how he named all the lakes after female personalities?
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kiliki
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kiliki
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Thu Aug 22, 2013 4:05 pm |
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| Quote: | | Who ever named those 2 lakes must have been quite knowledgeable in Greek mythology. |
That's the only history anyone studied until a bit in to the 20th century, along with Roman. There was no such thing as studying American history in, say, the 19th century or even in the beginning of the 20th.
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brewermd
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brewermd
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I was bored and browsing on this rainy day and found this thread with the link to the wiki page that gives background on many of the non-native names in the cascades, fascinating!
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Mike Collins
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| gb wrote: | | Did anyone notice how he named all the lakes after female personalities? |
Not so. Theseus Lake itself is named after the mythical king of Athens. Lake Jason in Chelan County was named by Sylvester after Forest Supervisor Jason Williams. Lake Donald in SW Chelan County was named by Sylvester for the son of Jason Williams. There are likely other lakes as well but those are all that come to mind.
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