Hi everyone! I'm back (sort of) in computer land and I want to tell you about my adventures so far. Here's where I'll post about my wanderings. It's what I would write in an old-fashioned letter to you, except an old-fashioned letter that I'm writing to a bunch of you at once (I guess that is now called "email"... which is also now old-fashioned.)
Right now I'm in Joshua Tree with my friends Steph and Ethan, enjoying the desert in the fall, where the farmer's market sells local limes -- something I will never see in Maine (or at least haven't yet, even with climate change).
Highlights of my adventures so far:
- Hiking 211 miles on the John Muir Trail
- Contemplating interbeing at the Mindfulness Retreat for Educators with Thich Nhat Hanh
- Hanging out with two-and-a-half-year-old Leon, post-tonsilectomy (his not mine)
- Waking at 3:30AM to hike Cactus to Clouds hike with Steph and Ethan - the most elevation gain of any trail in the US (!)
My next adventure is a 10 day silent meditation retreat near here. I originally thought I might be back on the East Coast in October, but it didn't end up making sense (I'm trying to break the habit of packing in plans so tightly that I end up overflowing out of the sides) so I'll be in California probably until Thanksgiving, when I head to Colorado.
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Oh, and if you're wondering about the background photo here, it's from the John Muir Trail, LeConte Canyon.
Dear Amanda,
ReplyDeletethanks for the modern version of a letter, phone call, sweet message, chance to hear the stories and see these beautiful sights you have been in and around!! amazing and lovely and although I am sorry that you won't be east anytime soon, I am so glad that you are having these adventures!!
hugs to you from me via these electrons (and surely from so many others!!)
tina
Dear Amanda,
ReplyDeleteThank you for collecting some thoughts and images from your travels thus far! I hear such joy and peace in your voice (which makes me smile breathing both in and out!). I look forward to hearing more about your retreat and your time with family. No limes here, but I thought of you when I saw my first delicata at the market! Fall is in the air as the crisp night breeze sweeps through and the leaves begin to turn.
Happy journeys of all sorts!
Molly