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Crater Lake
A moment for respect
Close-up of glass-encased skulls
The Magic Tree
Bracelets to remember the children
The Killing Tree
Memorial building with skulls
Memorial building housing 8,000 skulls
Close-up of skulls
Another traditional icon typical of Russian churches
Demonstration on making yarn
Traditional icons inside Church of the Intercession
A cappella singers
grave yard markers
English guide Pavel Tolmachev
Close-up of wooden shingles on onion domes
Transfiguration Church with Belfry
Helicopter with a bomb drop in hand - a roll of toilet paper
Endangered Key Deer on Big Pine Key
Deep Sea Fishing in Islamorada