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 Introduction



 

The Saga was a Tale of Heroic Achievement and Magical Adventure. It Chronicled a Human Age in a unique Way. The Story Line Changed with installments and developments, like the "Seven Voyages of Sinbad" from "The Arabian Nights." Characters and Locations were very Relevant to the Meaning of the Saga, the Universet creating both Stage and Drama.

The Saga narrated here concerned the relationshp of a Cowboy and Indian, Big Hand and Bear Hat. Big Hand played Guitar and Sang, a so-called "Singing Cowboy" whereas Bear Hat Hummed (Chanted) and Drummed. They Worked Collaborately on the Saga as well as the Songs of the Catalog of Bell Hammer Song.

The Saga revealed Mysterious Themes in addition to Music. They Realized their Songs were Empowered by the Spirit of the Shamanic Buddhism, that is, the Saga reflected the Buddhis Yanas of Practice. Both arrived at the time of th Saga, the Vajrayana or Tantra.

Emptiness, or "the Void," as Articulated by the Indian Adept Nagarjuna, the "Second Buddha," was Critical to Complete Realization in Buddhism. Thus, Big Hand and Bear Hat Traveled through all Three Stages, the Hinayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana in order to br Complete.

An important Theme also was the Interplay between Cowboy and Indian. Often they were portrayed as Opposites, like The Lone Ranger and Tonto. Big Hand loved Sunglasses, or Shades for his eyes Masks with a mast. Bear Hat valued Hats, especially the Sombrero, as his name suggested. In Essence, they were the same Essence...Shades & Hats in the Sun's Lght of the world.

  

 Valles Caldera
"Thunder Mountain"

 

Valles Caldera Geo Map

Valles Caldera
 "The Cauldron"

 

 

 Forested rhyolite: the Youngest Eruption of Valles Caldera,
about 50,000-60,000 years ago
(volcanic lava dome)

 

 Jemez Lineament and Rio Grande Rift
(volcanic arc/belt)

 

 

Caldera Hiker

Thunder Mountain
"The Cauldron"

 

 

 

Brown Trout

 

"Brownie"

 

 

 Brown Trout

 

 

Brook Trout

 

 

Cutthroat Trout
New Mexico
Official State Fish

 

 

 Rainbow Trout

 

 

Caldera Hot Springs

 

 


San Antonio Hot Springs

 

Spence Hot Springs

  

"Fishhead" Petroglyph

 

 Sandhill Cranes

 

Sandhills In Flight

 

 Sandhill Cranes

 

Bandlier Monument

 

"Visitor Center"
 Valles Caldera

 

 



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