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21-MAY-2010

Breakfast with the Dalai Lama, Stanley, Idaho, 2010

We were having breakfast at a coffee house in the tiny town of Stanley. At the next table, a reunion of some kind was in progress. I photographed them because a portrait of the Dalai Lama incongruously looks down on them from the wall overhead, apparently adding his blessing to the get-together. (As one of my travel companions notes in her comment below, the Dalai Lama apparently visited the Stanley area, and thus this well known portrait hangs on the wall of the town's coffee house.)

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Phil Douglis26-Jun-2010 19:29
It was just that, Tim. Because Stanley has become a skiing and rafting center, new perspectives have come to this place.
Tim May26-Jun-2010 16:36
Stanley seemed an interesting mix - the wild west and the new age present. This image captures that complexity.
Phil Douglis18-Jun-2010 17:39
Thanks, Rose. I will also add this context to the caption itself.
sunlightpix18-Jun-2010 06:17
Phil, I have some additional context to add. I met someone from Idaho at bridge tonight and she told me the Dalai Lama visited the area and that's why his photo is there.
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