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Dead Leone

I found the remains of Leone on a mountain ledge off a trail behind Lake Sylvan in the Black Hills of South Dakota. He was scattered over the rocks and the wind had not yet fully scattered his ashes.

View from Leone's ashes

The ashes

I knew his name only because the coffee size can nestled in the rocks near his ashes read – “THIS PACKAGE CONTAINS THE CREMATED REMAINS OF Leone L. Dexter 4803 SUNSET CHAPEL MAUSOLEUM CREMATORY MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA”

Apparently Leone and I had both left Minneapolis recently. Only he made the trip dead and I was feeling very much alive. But some day I may end up in coffee sized can. If I do, I hope and expect that some one will take my ashes and scatter them in a beautiful place like the Black Hills.

I know virtually nothing about Leone. But I imagine he loved nature and left a small footprint. I dedicate the following beautiful photos surrounding Leone to him.

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This entry was posted on Monday, October 22nd, 2007 at 10:22 pm and is filed under South Dakota. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

One Response to “Dead Leone”

SilverTongued Says:
December 3rd, 2007 at 6:14 pm
That is some pretty beautiful country. You should have taken Leone with you on your journey, I suspect he would have enjoyed your company.